Chuck Daly
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Charles Jerome "Chuck" Daly (born July 20, 1930 in St. Marys, Pennsylvania) is a former American basketball head coach. He is famous for coaching the Detroit Pistons for nine years, winning consecutive NBA championships in 1989 and 1990, and for coaching the gold medal-winning basketball Dream Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics. During his 14-year NBA career, Daly has also coached the Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets and Orlando Magic. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on May 9, 1994.
[edit] Coaching career
Daly grew up in Kane, Pennsylvania, a small town about two hours southeast of Erie, where he attended St. Callistus Catholic School. He played college basketball at St. Bonaventure University (1948-49) and Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (1949-52). Daly's coaching career began at the high school level, where he coached Punxsutawney (Pa.) High to a 111-70 (.613) record from 1955-63.
Daly then entered the college ranks, serving as an assistant at Duke University (1963-69), and then as a head coach at Boston College (1969-71) and Penn (1971-77). At Penn, he led the Quakers to four consecutive Ivy League titles, and NCAA tournament appearances, from 1972 to 1975. He led the Penn Quakers to two consecutive NCAA East Regional finals in 1971 and 1972, compiling an undefeated record in the 1970-1971 regular season. Altogether, Daly went 151-62 (.709) as a collegiate head coach. He entered the NBA in 1978 with the Philadelphia 76ers, serving as an assistant under Billy Cunningham.
[edit] Coaching highlights
- John Salley gave Daly the nickname "Daddy Rich" for his custom of wearing fine suits on the sidelines.
- In addition, Dennis Rodman, according to his autobiography "Bad as I Wanna Be", called Daly "God" because he made Rodman a better defensive player during his years coaching with Rodman (1986-92) and also he admired Daly for his dedication and coaching savvy.
- Coached the Pistons for nine seasons, making the playoffs in each season.
- Under Daly, the Pistons achieved winning records every season.
- The Pistons won 50 or more games for five consecutive seasons under Daly.
- Daly is Detroit's winningest coach in both regular-season (467 wins) and playoff (71 wins) competition.
- Coached a total of 14 NBA seasons with a 638-437 (.593) career record and 75-51 (.595) career playoff record.
- Coached the Eastern Conference team in the 1990 NBA All-Star Game, winning 130-113.
- The Pistons have retired jersey number 2 (representing the two NBA championships) in Daly's honor.
- Selected as one of the NBA's "Ten Greatest Coaches" of the league's first 50 years, in 1997.
| Year | Team | Season Record | Playoff record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | Cleveland | 9-32 | None |
| 1983-84 | Detroit | 49-33 | 2-3 |
| 1984-85 | Detroit | 46-36 | 5-4 |
| 1985-86 | Detroit | 46-36 | 1-3 |
| 1986-87 | Detroit | 52-30 | 10-5 |
| 1987-88 | Detroit | 54-28 | 14-9 |
| 1988-89 | Detroit | 63-19 | 15-2^ |
| 1989-90 | Detroit | 59-23 | 15-5^ |
| 1990-91 | Detroit | 50-32 | 7-8 |
| 1991-92 | Detroit | 48-34 | 2-3 |
| 1992-93 | New Jersey | 43-39 | 2-3 |
| 1993-94 | New Jersey | 45-37 | 2-3 |
| 1997-98 | Orlando | 41-41 | None |
| 1998-99 | Orlando | 33-17 | 1-3 |
| Total | 14 seasons | 638-437 | 76-51 |
(^ Won NBA championship.)
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Bob Cousy |
Boston College Eagles Head Basketball Coach 1969–1970 |
Succeeded by Bob Zuffelato |
| Preceded by Dick Harter |
Penn Quakers Head Basketball Coach 1971–1976 |
Succeeded by Bob Weinhauer |
| Preceded by Bob Kloppenburg |
Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach 1981–1982 |
Succeeded by Bill Musselman |
| Preceded by Scotty Robertson |
Detroit Pistons Head Coach 1983–1992 |
Succeeded by Ron Rothstein |
| Preceded by Bill Fitch |
New Jersey Nets Head Coach 1992–1994 |
Succeeded by Butch Beard |
| Preceded by Richie Adubato |
Orlando Magic Head Coach 1997–1999 |
Succeeded by Doc Rivers |
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