USA – Dream Team coach Chuck Daly passes away
DETROIT (NBA/Olympics) - Long-time Detroit Pistons boss Chuck Daly, the coach of the United States Dream Team at the 1992 Olympics, died on Saturday at his home in Jupiter, Florida. He was 78 years old. Daly, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in February, had been undergoing treatment for the disease. “The Daly family and the entire ...
DETROIT (NBA/Olympics) - Long-time Detroit Pistons boss Chuck Daly, the coach of the United States Dream Team at the 1992 Olympics, died on Saturday at his home in Jupiter, Florida.
He was 78 years old.
Daly, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in February, had been undergoing treatment for the disease.
“The Daly family and the entire Detroit Pistons and Palace Sports & Entertainment family is mourning the loss of Chuck Daly,” family spokesman and Pistons vice president Matt Dobek said.
“Chuck left a lasting impression with everyone he met both personally and professionally and his spirit will live with all of us forever.”
Among his most notable achievements were the back-to-back titles in 1989 and ’90 as the coach of Detroit, and the gold medal win as the USA coach at the Barcelona Games.
Daly was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994.
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