https://www.cleveland.com/marchmadness/2011/03/interested_in_making_some_prof.html
Was a mere passing reference by Ed Chay, the late Plain Dealer sportswriter, in a story he wrote on page 5 of the 1975 Official Collegiate Basketball Guide.
"Outspoken Al McGuire of Marquette, whose team was one of the final four in Greensboro, was among several coaches who said it was good for college basketball that UCLA was finally beaten," Chay wrote.
"Final Four" was first capitalized in the NCAA's 1978 basketball guide.