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Chuck Daly

Personal information
Birth dateJuly 20, 1930
Place of birthSt. Marys, Pennsylvania,
United States
Date of deathMay 9, 2009(age 78)
Death placeJupiter, Florida,
United States

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Charles Jerome "Chuck" Daly (July 20, 1930 – May 9, 2009) was an American basketball head coach. He led the Detroit Pistons to consecutive National Basketball Association (NBA) Championships in 1989 and 1990, and the Dream Team to the men's basketball gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He had a 14-year NBA coaching career.

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Reflecting on the Dream Team - Salt Lake Tribune Tweet this news
Salt Lake Tribune--Recalling Olympic coach -Chuck Daly's- reaction to the shocking result, former NBA public relations director Brian McIntyre once told the Chicago Tribune, ... - Date : Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:32:10 GMT+00:00
BDL at the HoF: Notes from the 2010 induction press conference - Yahoo! Sports (blog) Tweet this news
Yahoo! Sports (blog)--Barkley especially recognized former opponents and Dream Teammates Pippen and Malone, as well as the Barcelona team's head coach, the late -Chuck Daly-: "We ... - Date : Sat, 14 Aug 2010 04:38:59 GMT+00:00
Sportsman, Promoted Polonia and Basketball, a Real Professional - Polish News Tweet this news
Polish News--He was very close to former Piston Coach -Chuck Daly- and they were frequent companions. When Daly was coach for the 1992 'Dream Team' during the Barcelona ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:03:30 GMT+00:00
Items for sale from Chuck Daly's Detroit-area home - USA Today Tweet this news
USA Today--(AP) — The contents of the late Pistons coach -Chuck Daly's- suburban Detroit home are for sale this week. The estate sale at Daly's home in Oakland County's ... - Date : Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:18:32 GMT+00:00
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FPRD (press release) (blog)---...- with the Detroit Pistons he was able to work and learn from other players and coaches such as: Joe Dumars, Vinny Johnson, Isaiah Thomas, and -Chuck Daly-. ... - Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:55:00 GMT+00:00
Estate sale at home that once belonged to legendary Pistons head coach - WXYZ Tweet this news
WXYZ--(WXYZ) - Before the new owners move in next week, everything inside the home previously owned by former Pistons head coach -Chuck Daly- must go. ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:40:38 GMT+00:00

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Bob Kloppenburg (interim)
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach
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Succeeded by
Bill Musselman (interim)
Preceded by
Scotty Robertson
Detroit Pistons head coach
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Succeeded by
Ron Rothstein
Preceded by
Bill Fitch
New Jersey Nets head coach
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Succeeded by
Butch Beard
Preceded by
Richie Adubato (interim)
Orlando Magic head coach
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Succeeded by
Doc Rivers

Season School (Conference) Overall Record Conference Record (Position) Postseason Tournaments
1969 - 70 Boston College (independent) 11 - 13
1970 - 71 Boston College (independent) 15 - 11
1971 - 72 Pennsylvania (Ivy League) 25 - 3 13 - 1 (1st) NCAA, Regional Final
1972 - 73 Pennsylvania (Ivy League) 21 - 7 12 - 2 (1st) NCAA, Second Round
1973 - 74 Pennsylvania (Ivy League) 21 - 6 13 - 1 (1st) NCAA, First Round
1974 - 75 Pennsylvania (Ivy League) 23 - 5 13 - 1 (1st) NCAA, First Round
1975 - 76 Pennsylvania (Ivy League) 17 - 9 11 - 3 (2nd)
1976 - 77 Pennsylvania (Ivy League) 18 - 8 12 - 2 (2nd)
Totals 8 seasons 151 - 62 74 - 10

Season Team Season Record Playoff Record Playoff Result
1981 – 82 Cleveland Cavaliers 9 – 32
1983 – 84 Detroit Pistons 49 – 33 2 – 3 Eastern Conference First Round
1984 – 85 Detroit Pistons 46 – 36 5 – 4 Eastern Conference Semifinals
1985 – 86 Detroit Pistons 46 – 36 1 – 3 Eastern Conference First Round
1986 – 87 Detroit Pistons 52 – 30 10 – 5 Eastern Conference Finals
1987 – 88 Detroit Pistons 54 – 28 14 – 9 NBA Finals
'1988 – 89' 'Detroit Pistons' '63 – 19' '15 – 2' 'NBA Champions'
'1989 – 90' 'Detroit Pistons' '59 – 23' '15 – 5' 'NBA Champions'
1990 – 91 Detroit Pistons 50 – 32 7 – 8 Eastern Conference Finals
1991 – 92 Detroit Pistons 48 – 34 2 – 3 Eastern Conference First Round
1992 – 93 New Jersey Nets 43 – 39 2 – 3 Eastern Conference First Round
1993 – 94 New Jersey Nets 45 – 37 1 – 3 Eastern Conference First Round
1997 – 98 Orlando Magic 41 – 41
1998 – 99 Orlando Magic 33 – 17 1 – 3 Eastern Conference First Round
Totals 14 seasons 638 – 437 75 – 51


1992 Olympic Champions Men's Basketball team - United States

4 Laettner * 5 Robinson * 6 Ewing * 7 Bird * 8 Pippen * 9 Jordan * 10 Drexler * 11 Malone * 12 Stockton * 13 Mullin * 14 Barkley * 15 Johnson
Head Coach: Daly
Assistant Coaches: Krzyzewski * Wilkens * Carlesimo

National Basketball Association's Top Ten Coaches in NBA History

Red Auerbach * Chuck Daly * Bill Fitch * Red Holzman * Phil Jackson * John Kundla * Don Nelson * Jack Ramsay * Pat Riley * Lenny Wilkens

Detroit Pistons 1989 “90 NBA Champions

00 Bedford * 4 Dumars * 10 Rodman * 11 Thomas (Finals MVP) * 12 Henderson * 15 Johnson * 22 Salley * 23 Aguirre * 33 Greenwood * 35 Hastings * 40 Laimbeer * 53 Edwards * Head coach Daly

Detroit Pistons 1988 “89 NBA Champions

4 Dumars (Finals MVP) * 10 Rodman * 11 Thomas * 15 Johnson * 22 Salley * 23 Aguirre * 24 Williams * 25 Long * 34 Dembo * 40 Laimbeer * 44 Mahorn * 53 Edwards * Head coach Daly

New Jersey Nets

FranchiseFranchise * History * All-time roster * Head coaches * Seasons * Current season
ArenasTeaneck Armory * Long Island Arena * Island Garden * Nassau Coliseum * Rutgers Athletic Center * Izod Center * Prudential Center * Barclays Center
CoachesZaslofsky * Larese * Carnesecca * Loughery * MacKinnon * Brown * Blair * Albeck * Wohl * MacKinnon * Reed * Fitch * Daly * Beard * Calipari * Casey * Scott * Frank * Barrise * Vandeweghe * Johnson
General ManagersZaslofsky * Carnesecca * Boe & Quinn * DeBusschere * Melchionni * Theokas * MacKinnon * Weltman * Reed * Nash * Thorn * Stefanski * Vandeweghe * Thorn
D-League AffiliateSpringfield Armor
AdministrationOwners: Mikhail Prokhorov (majority owner) * Bruce Ratner, Shawn Carter (minority owners) * President: Rod Thorn * General Manager: Rod Thorn * Head Coach:: Avery Johnson
Important FiguresKenny Anderson * Otis Birdsong * John Calipari * Vince Carter * Derrick Coleman * Chuck Daly * Julius Erving * Lawrence Frank * Devin Harris * Richard Jefferson * Jason Kidd * Albert King * Bernard King * Kerry Kittles * Wendell Ladner * Brook Lopez * Kevin Loughery * Stephon Marbury * Kenyon Martin * Bill Melchionni * Chris Morris * Dražen Petrović * Byron Scott * Rod Thorn * Keith Van Horn * Buck Williams * Jayson Williams * John Williamson
Retired Numbers3 * 4 * 23 * 25 * 32 * 52
ABA Championships (2)1974 * 1976
RivalsNew York Knicks * Philadelphia 76ers * Boston Celtics * Toronto Raptors
Culture and LoreDr. J * Erving for $6 million * Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray? * J-Kidd * V.C. * Jay-Z * Brooklyn Nets? * Sly Fox
MediaTV: WWOR-TV * YES Network * Radio: WFAN * Announcers: Marv Albert * Ian Eagle * Mike Fratello * Jim Spanarkel * Chris Carrino * Tim Capstraw



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