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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) [[NBA Finals|Championships]] in [[1989 NBA Finals|1989]] and [[1990 NBA Finals|1990]], and the [[1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team]] ("The Dream Team") to the gold medal at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=obit/>
'''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) [[NBA Finals|Championships]] in [[1989 NBA Finals|1989]] and [[1990 NBA Finals|1990]], and the [[1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team]] ("The Dream Team") to the gold medal at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=obit/>


Daly is a two-time [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] inductee, being inducted in 1994 for his individual coaching career,<ref name = "CD HOF">http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/charles-j-chuck-daly</ref> and in 2010 was posthumously inducted as the head coach of the "Dream Team".<ref name="CD HOF2">{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/1992-united-states-olympic-team |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-03-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818075707/http://www.hoophall.com:80/hall-of-famers/tag/1992-united-states-olympic-team |archivedate=2010-08-18 |df= }}</ref> The [[Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award]] is named after him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pat Riley Receives Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award|url=http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2012/06/pat-riley-receives-chuck-daly-lifetime-achievement-award/|work=Interlink Magazines, LLC|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref>
Daly is a two-time [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] inductee, being inducted in 1994 for his individual coaching career,<ref name="CD HOF">{{cite web |url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/charles-j-chuck-daly |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-08-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831072757/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/charles-j-chuck-daly |archivedate=2009-08-31 |df= }}</ref> and in 2010 was posthumously inducted as the head coach of the "Dream Team".<ref name="CD HOF2">{{cite web |url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/1992-united-states-olympic-team |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-03-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818075707/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/1992-united-states-olympic-team |archivedate=2010-08-18 |df= }}</ref> The [[Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award]] is named after him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pat Riley Receives Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award|url=http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2012/06/pat-riley-receives-chuck-daly-lifetime-achievement-award/|work=Interlink Magazines, LLC|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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==College career==
==College career==
After compiling a 111–70 record in eight seasons<ref name="tsnnbar"/> at Punxsutawney High School, Daly moved on to the college level in 1963 as an assistant coach under [[Vic Bubas]] at [[Duke University]]. During his six seasons at Duke, the [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Blue Devils]] won the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] championship and advanced to the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|Final Four]], both in 1964 and 1966.<ref>[http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=3735844 "Former Duke Assistant/NBA Coaching Legend Chuck Daly Passes Away," Duke University Sports Information Department, Saturday, May 9, 2009. ]</ref> Daly then replaced [[Bob Cousy]] as head coach at [[Boston College]] in 1969. The [[Boston College Eagles men's basketball|Eagles]] recorded an 11–13 record in Daly's first year at the school, and improved to 15–11 in 1971.<ref>[http://bceagles.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/bc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0809-mg-section8 Boston College 2008–09 Men's Basketball Media Guide.]</ref>
After compiling a 111–70 record in eight seasons<ref name="tsnnbar"/> at Punxsutawney High School, Daly moved on to the college level in 1963 as an assistant coach under [[Vic Bubas]] at [[Duke University]]. During his six seasons at Duke, the [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Blue Devils]] won the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] championship and advanced to the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|Final Four]], both in 1964 and 1966.<ref>[http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=3735844 "Former Duke Assistant/NBA Coaching Legend Chuck Daly Passes Away," Duke University Sports Information Department, Saturday, May 9, 2009. ]</ref> Daly then replaced [[Bob Cousy]] as head coach at [[Boston College]] in 1969. The [[Boston College Eagles men's basketball|Eagles]] recorded an 11–13 record in Daly's first year at the school, and improved to 15–11 in 1971.<ref>[http://bceagles.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/bc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0809-mg-section8 Boston College 2008–09 Men's Basketball Media Guide.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807145026/http://bceagles.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/bc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0809-mg-section8 |date=2011-08-07 }}</ref>


Daly became the head coach at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 1971, succeeding [[Dick Harter]]. [[Penn Quakers men's basketball|Penn]] won twenty or more games and captured the [[Ivy League]] title in each of its first four seasons with Daly at the helm.<ref name="pennmg">[http://www.pennathletics.com/pdf4/352744.pdf?ATCLID=3619778&SPSID=19817&SPID=539&DB_OEM_ID=1700 University of Pennsylvania 2008–09 Men's Basketball Media Guide.]</ref> The most successful campaign was his first in 1972, when the Quakers recorded a 25–3 record overall (13–1 in their conference), and advanced to the NCAA East Regional Final, eventually losing to [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]].<ref>[http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=3735846&DB_OEM_ID=1700 "Chuck Daly Passes Away at Age 78," University of Pennsylvania Athletics, Saturday, May 9, 2009.]</ref> An additional significant success for Daly was in 1979, when all five starters on Pennsylvania's Final Four team had initially been recruited by Daly.<ref name="pennmg"/> His overall record after six seasons at Penn was 125–38 (74–10 within the Ivy League).
Daly became the head coach at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 1971, succeeding [[Dick Harter]]. [[Penn Quakers men's basketball|Penn]] won twenty or more games and captured the [[Ivy League]] title in each of its first four seasons with Daly at the helm.<ref name="pennmg">[http://www.pennathletics.com/pdf4/352744.pdf?ATCLID=3619778&SPSID=19817&SPID=539&DB_OEM_ID=1700 University of Pennsylvania 2008–09 Men's Basketball Media Guide.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719145747/http://www.pennathletics.com/pdf4/352744.pdf?ATCLID=3619778&SPSID=19817&SPID=539&DB_OEM_ID=1700 |date=2011-07-19 }}</ref> The most successful campaign was his first in 1972, when the Quakers recorded a 25–3 record overall (13–1 in their conference), and advanced to the NCAA East Regional Final, eventually losing to [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]].<ref>[http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=3735846&DB_OEM_ID=1700 "Chuck Daly Passes Away at Age 78," University of Pennsylvania Athletics, Saturday, May 9, 2009.]</ref> An additional significant success for Daly was in 1979, when all five starters on Pennsylvania's Final Four team had initially been recruited by Daly.<ref name="pennmg"/> His overall record after six seasons at Penn was 125–38 (74–10 within the Ivy League).


==NBA and national team career==
==NBA and national team career==

Revision as of 03:10, 7 August 2017

Chuck Daly
Daly in 2006
Personal information
Born(1930-07-20)July 20, 1930
Kane, Pennsylvania
DiedMay 9, 2009(2009-05-09) (aged 78)
Jupiter, Florida
NationalityAmerican
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
Basketball 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 "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 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]

Early life

Born in Kane, Pennsylvania, to Earl and Geraldine Daly on July 20, 1930, Daly attended Kane Area High School. He matriculated at St. Bonaventure University for one year before transferring to Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1952.[5] After serving two years in the military, he began his basketball coaching career in 1955 at Punxsutawney Area High School in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.[1]

College career

After compiling a 111–70 record in eight seasons[5] at Punxsutawney High School, Daly moved on to the college level in 1963 as an assistant coach under Vic Bubas at Duke University. During his six seasons at Duke, the Blue Devils won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and advanced to the Final Four, both in 1964 and 1966.[6] Daly then replaced Bob Cousy as head coach at Boston College in 1969. The Eagles recorded an 11–13 record in Daly's first year at the school, and improved to 15–11 in 1971.[7]

Daly became the head coach at the University of Pennsylvania in 1971, succeeding Dick Harter. Penn won twenty or more games and captured the Ivy League title in each of its first four seasons with Daly at the helm.[8] The most successful campaign was his first in 1972, when the Quakers recorded a 25–3 record overall (13–1 in their conference), and advanced to the NCAA East Regional Final, eventually losing to North Carolina.[9] An additional significant success for Daly was in 1979, when all five starters on Pennsylvania's Final Four team had initially been recruited by Daly.[8] His overall record after six seasons at Penn was 125–38 (74–10 within the Ivy League).

NBA and national team career

In 1978, Daly joined the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers as an assistant coach. During the 1981 season, the Cleveland Cavaliers hired him as the third head coach that season, but was fired with a 9-32 record before the season ended. [10] He then returned to the 76ers as a broadcaster until he was hired in 1983 by the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons, a club that had never recorded back-to-back winning seasons before Daly's tenure, made the NBA playoffs each year he was head coach (1983–1992), as well as reaching the NBA finals three times, winning two consecutive NBA championships in 1989 and 1990. While serving as the Pistons coach, Daly was also a color commentator for TBS's NBA Playoff coverage.

Daly was named head coach of the U.S. Dream Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics,[3] before moving his NBA career onto the New Jersey Nets for the 1992-93 NBA season. Daly stayed with the Nets for two seasons, before his first retirement.

Daly again took up a role as color commentator for TNT's NBA coverage during the mid-1990s before coming out of retirement to coach the Orlando Magic at the beginning of the 1997-98 season. Daly stayed two seasons with the Magic and then retired permanently.

Death

Daly was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March 2009 and died on May 9, 2009, at the age of 78.[1] He is survived by his wife Terry, daughter Cydney,and two grandchildren. He is buried at Riverside Memorial Park in Tequesta, Florida.[11]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Boston College Eagles (NCAA University Division independent) (1969–1971)
1969–70 Boston College 11–13
1970–71 Boston College 15–11
Boston College: 26–24
Penn Quakers (Ivy League) (1971–1977)
1971–72 Penn 25–3 13–1 1st NCAA Third Round
1972–73 Penn 21–7 12–2 1st NCAA Third Round
1973–74 Penn 21–6 13–1 1st NCAA First Round
1974–75 Penn 23–5 13–1 1st NCAA First Round
1975–76 Penn 17–9 11–3 2nd
1976–77 Penn 18–8 12–2 2nd
Penn: 125–38 74–10
Total: 151–62

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NBA

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Cleveland 1981–82 41 9 32 .220 (fired) — — — — —
Detroit 1983–84 82 49 33 .598 2nd in Central 5 2 3 .400 Lost in First Round
Detroit 1984–85 82 46 36 .561 2nd in Central 9 5 4 .566 Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Detroit 1985–86 82 46 36 .561 3rd in Central 4 1 3 .250 Lost in First Round
Detroit 1986–87 82 52 30 .634 2nd in Central 15 10 5 .667 Lost in Conf. Finals
Detroit 1987–88 82 54 28 .659 1st in Central 23 14 9 .609 Lost in NBA Finals
Detroit 1988–89 82 63 19 .768 1st in Central 17 15 2 .882 Won NBA Championship
Detroit 1989–90 82 59 23 .720 1st in Central 20 15 5 .750 Won NBA Championship
Detroit 1990–91 82 50 32 .610 2nd in Central 15 7 8 .467 Lost in Conf. Finals
Detroit 1991–92 82 48 34 .585 3rd in Central 5 2 3 .400 Lost in First Round
New Jersey 1992–93 82 43 39 .524 3rd in Atlantic 5 2 3 .400 Lost in First Round
New Jersey 1993–94 82 45 37 .549 3rd in Atlantic 4 1 3 .250 Lost in First Round
Orlando 1997–98 82 41 41 .500 5th in Atlantic — — — — Missed Playoffs
Orlando 1998–99 50 33 17 .660 1st in Atlantic 4 1 3 .250 Lost in First Round
Career 1075 638 437 .593 126 75 51 .595

References

  1. ^ a b c "Chuck Daly, Pistons Coach, Dies at 78". New York Times. May 9, 2009. Retrieved 2015-09-15. Daly played basketball at St. Bonaventure and at Bloomsburg (Pa.) State College ...
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2009-08-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2015-03-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Pat Riley Receives Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award". Interlink Magazines, LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Official NBA Register. 2003–04 Edition. St. Louis, MO: The Sporting News, 2003.
  6. ^ "Former Duke Assistant/NBA Coaching Legend Chuck Daly Passes Away," Duke University Sports Information Department, Saturday, May 9, 2009.
  7. ^ Boston College 2008–09 Men's Basketball Media Guide. Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ a b University of Pennsylvania 2008–09 Men's Basketball Media Guide. Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Chuck Daly Passes Away at Age 78," University of Pennsylvania Athletics, Saturday, May 9, 2009.
  10. ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/171140-remembering-chuck-daly
  11. ^ Find a Grave Record
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