Chuck Daly, Longtime NBA, Olympic Basketball Coach, Dies at 78

Chucky Daly also coached the NBA's Dream Team to an Oluympic title in 1992. He was the first coach to win both NBA and Olympic titles.

In 1996, two years after being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, Daly was voted one of the 10 greatest coaches of the NBA's first half-century.

Daly had a career regular-season record of 638-437 in 13 NBA seasons. In 12 playoff appearances, his teams went 75-51. He left Detroit as the Pistons' leader in regular-season and playoff victories.

IN a statement, NBA commissioner David Stern said:

"Chuck did much 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."

The Detroit Pistons retired the No. 2 in 1997 to honor Daly's two NBA titles. Rick Mahorn, one of Daly's "Bad Boys," told the coach during the ceremony, "Without you, there wouldn't be us."

Daly is survived by his wife, Terry, daughter Cydney and grandchildren Sebrina and Connor. Funeral services are scheduled for next week in Florida.