Chuck Daly

Daly attended Kane Area High School in Kane, Pennsylvania, from 1944-48, becoming a four-year letter winner and named All Conference in 1947-48. He was a student first at St. Bonaventure University in New York in 1948 for one year, then moved to and graduated from Bloomsburg State College in Pennsylvania. He played on the teams of both schools during his time as a student.

Truly moving his way up the ranks, Daly began his coaching career in 1955 when he led the Punxsutawney (PA) High School basketball team. He served there until 1963. As coach he was able to achieve a 11-70 (.613) record. His collegiate career began as assistant coach at Duke University in 1963. He headed to Boston College in 1969, where he compiled a 26-24 record. From 1971 to 1977 he coached at the University of Pennsylvania, where he led the team to four straight Ivy League championships from 1972 to 1975, and four NCAA Tournament appearances those same years. In eight college seasons, he compiled a 151-62 record, including four straight 20-win seasons at Penn.

Daly's professional coaching career began in 1978 when he was named to the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers

Chuck Daly

as assistant coach to Billy Cunningham. During his three-year stint, the team won two Eastern Division titles and four post-season berths. In 1981, he moved to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but a 9-32 record ended his tenure that season.