page_title: John Ecker
hierarchical_section_title: John Ecker
caption_attribution_description: English: John Ecker of UCLA
context_page_description: John Miles Ecker is a German-American former basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins under Coach John Wooden, winning three straight national championships from 1969 through 1971. Ecker played and coached professionally in Germany, where he also became a naturalized citizen in 1977. He also taught at a high school in Germany.
  Ecker is married to German Olympic gold-medal winner Heide Ecker-Rosendahl. Their son, Danny Ecker, became one of the top German pole vaulters.
context_section_description: John Miles Ecker (born October 12, 1948) is a German-American former basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins under Coach John Wooden, winning three straight national championships from 1969 through 1971. Ecker played and coached professionally in Germany, where he also became a naturalized citizen in 1977.  He also taught at a high school in Germany.
  Ecker is married to German Olympic gold-medal winner Heide Ecker-Rosendahl.  Their son, Danny Ecker, became one of the top German pole vaulters.
caption: Ecker with the Bruins during 1970–71 season
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