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.
On April 26, 1964, the Boston Celtics became the NBA Champions defeating the San Francisco Warriors 4-1 in the series. The Celtics earned their 6th straight and 7th overall NBA championship as they continued to prove their dominance in the 1960s. With the exception of 1967, the Celtics won every NBA championship in that decade under the leadership of Red Auerbach.
This was San Francisco Warriors first trip to the NBA Finals since 1956 when they were based in Philadelphia. They made a repeat appearance in 1968 and they earned the franchise's second championship in 1975 when they were known as the Golden State Warriors.
In our research we came across the video clip below from the April 24, 1964 NBA Finals game. Check it out!
If you visit NBA.com today you can enjoy a celebration in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game!
And tonight if you are interested in hearing more about this legend tune into NBA TV at 7 PM for the premiere of "Wilt 100".
Click the image below to enjoy the videos on NBA.com
On January 11, 1970, Super Bowl IV was played at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans to a then record crowd of 80,562 fans and an estimated television audience of 44.3 million viewers. The AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs were initially labeled as the underdogs in this game. However, this label soon changed to champions as the Chiefs defense dominated the game by limiting the Vikings offense to only 67 rushing yards, forcing three interceptions, and recovering two fumbles. The Kansas City Chiefs went on to defeat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7.
Kansas City's Len Dawson became the fourth consecutive winning quarterbacks to be named Super Bowl MVP. He completed 12 of 17 passes for 142 yards and one touchdown, with one interception. Dawson also recorded three rushing attempts for 11 yards.
Check out some great footage from this game.
The 1942 NFL Championship game was played on December 13, 1942 at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. This NFL Championship game was between the undefeated Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins. The Chicago Bears, led by quarterback Sid Luckman, were co-coached by Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos after George Halas had entered the U.S. Navy. The Washington Redskins were led by coach Ray Flaherty and quaterback Sammy Baugh.
The Redskins defeated the Bears 14-6. Just two years earlier, the Bears had crushed the Redskins 73-0 in the title game. Sweet revenge? Perhaps.
