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College:

St. Bonaventure (NY) University (1948-49)

Bloomsburg (PA) State (1949-52)

College Playing Highlights:

Played on the St. Bonaventure freshman team

Played two seasons at Bloomsburg State
College Coaching:

Duke University, assistant coach (1963-69)

Boston College (1969-71)

University of Pennsylvania (1971-77)

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chuck daly?

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Chuck Daly


Enshrined:
Born: July 20, 1930 in St. Mary's, PA
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: As a coach on May 9, 1994
180 pounds




High School:

Kane Area (PA) High School (1944-48)
High School Playing Highlights:

Four-year letter winner

All-Conference (1947-48)

Highschool Coaching:

Punxsutawney (PA ) High School (1955-63)
Highschool Coaching Highlights:

Compiled a 111-70 (.613) record
College:

St. Bonaventure (NY) University (1948-49)

Bloomsburg (PA) State (1949-52)

College Playing Highlights:

Played on the St. Bonaventure freshman team

Played two seasons at Bloomsburg State
College Coaching:

Duke University, assistant coach (1963-69)

Boston College (1969-71)

University of Pennsylvania (1971-77)
College Coaching Highlights:

Led Penn to four straight (1972-75) Ivy League championships and four NCAA Tournament appearances (1972-75)

Compiled a 151-62 record in eight college seasons, including four straight 20-win seasons at Penn
Pro Coaching:

NBA Philadelphia 76ers, assistant coach to Billy Cunningham (1978-81)

NBA Cleveland Cavaliers (1981-82)

NBA Detroit Pistons (1983-92)

NBA New Jersey Nets (1992-94)

NBA Orlando Magic (1997-99)
Pro Coaching Highlights:

Coached Philadelphia to two Division titles and four postseason berths

Led the Pistons to back-to-back NBA titles (1989, 1990)

Led Detroit to three Eastern and Central Division titles (1988-90)

Led Detroit to five 50-plus win seasons

Led Detroit to nine straight winning seasons (1987-92)

Led New Jersey to the playoffs in both seasons

Only Hall of Fame coach to win both an Olympic gold medal and an NBA championship

With back-to-back championships, became only the fifth coach (Red Auerbach, John Kundla, Pat Riley
and Bill Russell) to achieve that feat (Phil Jackson and Rudy Tomjonovich have since achieved that feat)

Upon enshrinement, Daly's 519-342 record was 15th best among all coaches and fourth best among active coaches
Internationa lCoaching:

Coached the U.S. to Olympic gold medal (1992) with the first Dream Team (8-0)
Bio:

Chuck Daly gained worldwide notoriety as coach of the famed Olympic Dream Team, but long before Barcelona and the goldmedal, Daly had established himself as one of the game's premier coaches. In the strictest sense, Chuck Daly is a player's coach. His success at all levels of competition has been built around taking diverse personalities and creating a harmonious, successful team. Daly, who retired from coaching after the 1993-94 season with the New Jersey Nets, coached a total of 12 NBA seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, and New Jersey Nets. He compiled a 564-379 (.598) career record, 13th best among all coaches and ninth best by percentage. On the combined NBA/ABA victory list, Daly's 564 wins places him 17th all-time. His 74-48 playoff record, which includes back-to-back NBA championships with the Detroit Pistons (1989, 1990) ranks fourth best in NBA history by wins and eighth best by percentage (.607). He is the only Hall of Fame coach to win both an NBA championship and an Olympic gold medal.

In 1983, the stylish Daly became coach of the Detroit Pistons, a club that had never recorded back-to-back winning seasons. Daly led Detroit to nine straight winning seasons and nine straight playoff appearances. With back-to-back NBA championships, Daly became only the fifth coach in NBA history to achieve this feat. During Daly's tenure in Detroit, the Pistons won three Central Division titles and two World championships. Under Daly, the Pistons registered five 50-plus win seasons. In the 1992-93 season, Daly took a Nets team decimated with injuries and led them to their best record since 1983-84 (43-39) and a second straight playoff appearance. Following his retirement from coaching, Daly has taken his considerable talents to the television arena as an NBA analyst with Turner Network Television (TNT). On June 4, 1997, Daly came out of retirement and was named head coach of the Orlando Magic, a coaching stint that would last two seasons.