UNLV confirmed on its website the passing of the former Runnin’ Rebels head coach.
Tarkanian had been hospitalized since Monday with respiratory problems and had been hospitalized three times in the last 10 months for various ailments, including two heart attacks, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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Tarkanian is survived by his wife, Lois; four children; and seven grandchildren. A campus memorial event is being planned, according to the UNLV website.
