Vince Boryla

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Olympic medal record
Men's Basketball
Gold	1948 London	United States

Vincent Joseph Boryla (b. March 11, 1927 in East Chicago, Indiana) was a pro basketball player, coach, and executive. He played for the New York Knicks in the 1950s, after a college career at the University of Denver. He later became the Knicks' coach, from 1956 to 1958.

Later in his career, he would become the general manager of the ABA's Denver Nuggets early in their history when they were first the Kansas City ABA team and then the Denver Larks. He was also the general manager of the ABA's Utah Stars. Boryla later rejoined the Nuggets later when the franchise joined the NBA. He would win the NBA Executive of the Year Award with the Nuggets in 1984. Boryla is now retired from basketball.

Boryla has been inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, and the National Polish-American Hall of Fame.

Preceded by Joe Lapchick

New York Knicks Head Coach 1956–1958

Succeeded by Andrew Levane

[edit] External links

• BasketballReference.com: Vincent Boryla (as coach)
• BasketballReference.com: Vincent Boryla (as player)