Charles Jerome "Chuck" Daly (born July 20, 1930 in St. Marys, Pennsylvania) was an American basketball head coach. He is famous for coaching the Detroit Pistons for nine years, winning consecutive NBA championships in 1989 and 1990, and for coaching the gold medal-winning basketball Dream Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics. During his 14-year NBA career, Daly has also coached the Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets and Orlando Magic. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on May 9, 1994.

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Daly grew up in Kane, Pennsylvania, a small town about two hours southeast of Erie, where he attended St. Callistus Catholic School. He played college basketball at St. Bonaventure University (1948-49) and Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (1949-52). Daly's coaching career began at the high school level, where he coached Punxsutawney (Pa.) High to a 111-70 (.613) record from 1955-63.

Daly then entered the college ranks, serving as an assistant at Duke University (1963-69), and then as a head coach at Boston College (1969-71) and Penn (1971-77). At Penn, he led the Quakers to four consecutive Ivy League titles, and NCAA tournament appearances, from 1972 to 1975. He led the Penn Quakers to two consecutive NCAA East Regional finals in 1971 and 1972, compiling an undefeated record in the 1970-1971 regular season. Altogether, Daly went 151-62 (.709) as a collegiate head coach. He entered the NBA in 1978 with the Philadelphia 76ers, serving as an assistant under Billy Cunningham.

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@DanielEade @cantbuyabasket It vaguely rings a bell about them playing Shaq, Zo... Hurley(?) etc... Chuck Daly didn't call a T/O during Olys
ASternWarning (mookie: NBA / NBL) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:41:23 -0000
@DanielEade @cantbuyabasket It vaguely rings a bell about them playing Shaq, Zo... Hurley(?) etc... Chuck Daly didn't call a T/O during Olys
@ASternWarning I remember watching the game they won, they only won by about 3pts... I think I read about the "loss" when Chuck Daly died.
danieleade (Daniel Eade) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:38:58 -0000
@ASternWarning I remember watching the game they won, they only won by about 3pts... I think I read about the "loss" when Chuck Daly died.
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KobeLebron47 (Daniel Leka) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:50:38 -0000
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RT @CKGolfSolutions: "Grip it and rip it. It works for John Daly. It never worked for me. All I did was wear out golf gloves." - Chuck Stark
WTGNGCOA (Where-to-Golf) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:45:42 -0000
RT @CKGolfSolutions: "Grip it and rip it. It works for John Daly. It never worked for me. All I did was wear out golf gloves." - Chuck Stark
"Grip it and rip it. It works for John Daly. It never worked for me. All I did was wear out golf gloves." - Chuck Stark
CKGolfSolutions (Jeff & Tara Ciecko) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:07:37 -0000
"Grip it and rip it. It works for John Daly. It never worked for me. All I did was wear out golf gloves." - Chuck Stark
FL Students, Men's Basketball fights Plymouth (Chuck Daly Memorial Classic) today at 7:00 http://bit.ly/1ENMn0
NUSeahawks (Northwood Seahawks) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:00:02 -0000
FL Students, Men's Basketball fights Plymouth (Chuck Daly Memorial Classic) today at 7:00 http://bit.ly/1ENMn0

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