Chuck Daly

For other people with similar names, see Charles Daly (disambiguation).
Chuck Daly
Daly in 2006
Personal information
Born(1930-07-20)July 20, 1930
Kane, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 9, 2009(2009-05-09) (aged 78)
Jupiter, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolKane (Kane, Pennsylvania)
CollegeBloomsburg (1950–1952)
Coaching career1955–1999
Career history
As coach:
1955–1963Punxsutawney HS
1963–1969Duke (assistant)
1969–1971Boston College
1971–1977Penn
1978–1981Philadelphia 76ers (assistant)
1981–1982Cleveland Cavaliers
1983–1992Detroit Pistons
1992–1994New Jersey Nets
1997–1999Orlando Magic
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

As assistant coach:

  • 3× NCAA final Four Appearances (1963, 1964, 1966)
  • 3× ACC Tournament champion (1963, 1964, 1966)
  • 4× ACC Regular Season champion (1963–1966)
Career coaching record
NBA638–437 (.593)
College151–62 (.709)
Basketball Hall of Fame as coach
FIBA Hall of Fame as coach
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2006
Medals
Head Coach for  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Head coach

Charles Jerome Daly (July 20, 1930 – May 9, 2009) was an American basketball head coach. He led the Detroit Pistons to two consecutive National Basketball Association (NBA) championships in 1989 and 1990—during the team's "Bad Boys" era—and the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team ("The Dream Team") to the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]

Daly is a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, being inducted in 1994 for his individual coaching career,[2] and in 2010 was posthumously inducted as the head coach of the "Dream Team".[3] The Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award is named after him.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame - Hall of Famers". Archived from the original on 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
  3. ^ "The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame - Hall of Famers". Archived from the original on 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  4. ^ "Pat Riley Receives Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award". Interlink Magazines, LLC. 19 June 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2013.