Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award
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Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award is an annual award given by the National Basketball Association to a longtime NBA coach’s life in basketball and his “standard of integrity, competitive excellence and tireless promotion” of the game. The inaugural award winner was Tommy Heinsohn. The award is named after former NBA Head coach Chuck Daly.[1][2]
Winners
| * | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Winner(s) | Season |
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| Tommy Heinsohn | 2008-09 |
| Jack Ramsay and Tex Winter | 2009-10 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 2010-11 |
| Pat Riley | 2011-12 |
| Bill Fitch | 2012-13 |
| Bernie Bickerstaff | 2013-14[3] |
Notes
- Jack Ramsay and Tex Winter were both were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Lenny Wilkens was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach and a player. He was also inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Four of these winners were named Top 10 Coaches in NBA History in 1996:Bill Fitch, Pat Riley, Lenny Wilkens and Jack Ramsay.[4]
References
- ↑ "Pat Riley Receives Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award". Interlink Magazines, LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Chuck Daly 1930-2009". USA Basketball. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ↑ Coach Bickerstaff receives Daly Lifetime Achievement award
- ↑ NBA.com: Top 10 Coaches in NBA History
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