(March 26, 1932- )
Born in Long Island City, New York
Guard for the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (1956-1966)
Assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls (1966-1967) and Phoenix Suns (1975-1987, 2002-2004)
Head coach for the Seattle SuperSonics (1967-1969) and Washington Caps/Virginia Squires (ABA) (1969-1976)
General manager for the New York Knicks (1987-1991)

His nickname was ‘Funzy.’
He had two losing seasons in the NBA as a head coach.
The NBA fined him $10,000 for tossing a clipboard at an official (December 10, 1982).
He was suspended for one game and received a $1,500 fine for getting into a fight (January 7, 1987).

He was named an All-American while attending Bowling Green State University.
He served in the Korean War.
He won the ABA Coach of the Year Award (1970-71).
He was the head coach of the inaugural SuperSonics team.
He was also the assistant coach of the inaugural Bulls team.
He coached the Squires to the playoffs four years in a row (1970-1974).

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