Atanasio Perez Rigal, more commonly known as Tony Perez, was born on May 14, 1942 in Cuba. Perez played for the Cincinnati Reds (1964-76, 1984-86), Montreal Expos (1977-79), Boston Red Sox (1980-82), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1983). "Big Dog" Perez finished his career with a .279 batting average, 379 home runs, 1652 runs batted in and 1272 runs scored.

Perez was a seven time All-Star who was voted the Most Valuable Player of the 1967 All-Star Game. In addition, he received the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award in 1980. In 2000, Perez was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and his number 24 was retired by the Cincinnati Reds. Tony Perez was also inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame. 

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Three years ago today, the NBA lost an amazing coach. Chuck Daly led the Detroit Pistons to consecutive NBA championships in 1989 and 1990. In addition, Daly led the Dream Team to the Olympic gold medal in 1992.  "Chuck was a great leader," Michael Jordan said. "I wish I could have played for him outside of the Dream Team."

Daly coached a total of 14 NBA seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets and Orlando Magic. This Hall of Fame coach compiled a 564-379 career record, 13th best among all coaches an ninth best by percentage. NBA commissioner David Stern said, "Chuck did more than coach basketball games. He positively impacted everyone he met, both personally and professionally, and his love of people and the game of basketball helped develop the next generation of coaches."

Below are some video highlights of Daly at work. 

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