About
Former collegiate and NBA basketball coach who coached from 1956 until the late 1990's. As a coach in the NBA, he was twice named Coach of the Year. He was selected as coach for the NBA All-Star game in 1981.
Before Fame
He began his professional coaching career as an assistant at Creighton University.
Trivia
He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.
Family Life
He is a native of Davenport, Iowa.
Associated With
He coached Nate Thurmond during his tenure as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
