Chuck Daly (1930–2009,) fully Charles Jerome Daly, was an American basketball coach. He is celebrated for leading the Detroit Pistons team to back-to-back National Basketball Association (NBA) championships (1989, 1990.) He also coached the so-called Dream Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
Born in St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania, Daly attended the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. After serving two years in the military, he began his basketball coaching career.
Daly was known for working with disparate high-powered strong personalities and making them into a cohesive team. Daly coached the Detroit Pistons 1983–92; the team’s aggressive physical game earned it the name ‘Bad Boys.’ Daly later coached the New Jersey Nets 1992–94 and the Orlando Magic 1997–99.
When the NBA celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1996, he was named one of the ten most outstanding coaches in league history in balloting by news media members.
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It’s discouraging to make a mistake, but it’s humiliating when you find out you’re so unimportant that nobody noticed it.
—Chuck Daly
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