Pat Riley
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About
NBA Coach and Executive who won 4 NBA Championships as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s and a fifth championship as head coach of the Miami Heat in 2006.
Before Fame
He played professionally with the San Diego Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns from 1967 to 1976.
Trivia
He won the NBA Coach of the Year award three times and the NBA Executive of the Year award in 2011.
Family Life
He married Christine Riley in 1970 and he has a daughter named Elisabeth and a son named James.
Associated With
He played basketball for Linton High School, as did the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
