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About Jerry Sloan

• The third-winningest coach in NBA history. His total of 1,221 victories trail only Don Nelson (1,335) and Lenny Wilkens (1,332).

• No NBA coach has won more games with one franchise (1,127 victories in 23 seasons with the Jazz).

• Sixth on the list of all-time coaching playoff wins with 98.

• The Jazz reached the Finals twice (1997, 1998) and the conference final four other times under Sloan.

• Sloan's teams in Utah won at least 50 games in 13 seasons. During his tenure, the Jazz had only one losing season, going 26-56 in 2004-05.

The Jerry Sloan bio

1963-65 • Played three seasons at Evansville after transferring from Illinois.

1965 • Averaged 17.6 points and 14.7 rebounds per game as a senior. Was named a second team All-American and set the NCAA championship game record for rebounds (25).

1965 • Was the eighth overall pick in the draft by the NBA's Baltimore Bullets.

1966 • Selected by Chicago in the NBA expansion draft. Played 10 seasons in Chicago and became known as the "Original Bull."

1976 • Retired because of injury as a two-time NBA All-Star and four-time member of the All-Defensive first team.

1977 • Named the head coach at Evansville but then resigned for personal reasons. Later that year, a plane crash claimed the life of all the Purple Ace players and their new coach.

1978 • Became the first player in Chicago Bulls history to have his jersey (No. 4) retired.

1979 • Named the head coach of the Chicago Bulls.

1982 • Fired as head coach of the Bulls after going 94-121, reaching the playoffs once.

1984 • Replaced Phil Johnson as an assistant coach on Jazz coach Frank Layden's staff.

1988 • Named head coach of the Jazz after Layden's retirement.

1997 • Guided the Jazz to their first NBA Finals, where they lost to Chicago in six games.

1998 • Coached the Jazz back to the NBA Finals, where they again lost to the Bulls in six games.

2004 • Selected as Sporting News' Coach of the Year.

2005 • Suffered his only losing season with the Jazz, who went 26-56.

2006 • Became the fifth NBA coach in history to win 1,000 games.

2008 • Became the first NBA coach to win 1,000 games with the same franchise.

2009 • Inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

2010 • Passed Pat Riley for third place on the list of all-time winningest coaches.

2011 • Announced his resignation after a 91-86 loss to the Chicago Bulls.

2016 • Reveals he is suffering from Parkinson's disease plus Lewy body dementia.