Phil Jackson
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- Peak Era
- 1990s
- Born
- 1945
- Fan Votes
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About Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas Jackson was born in 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana, and raised by Pentecostal ministers in North Dakota. A gangly forward at the University of North Dakota, he was drafted by the New York Knicks in 1967 and won championships as a role player in 1970 (injured) and 1973. He finished his playing days with the New Jersey Nets.
As a coach he won more NBA titles than anyone: six with Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls (1991–1993, 1996–1998) and five with the Los Angeles Lakers of Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant (2000–2002, 2009, 2010). His triangle offense, Native American and Buddhist influences, and habit of handing players books earned him the nickname "Zen Master." He was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2007.
He later served as president of the Knicks from 2014 to 2017.
Why the Stach Became Iconic
Jackson's mustache has been on the job since the 1970s Knicks, when it came with the full-bearded counterculture look, through the clipped gray version that watched Jordan and Kobe from the bench. It is the mustache of a man who has been right far more often than he has been excited about it.
Eleven rings as a coach, two as a player, and one consistent mustache through all of them.
Career Highlights
- New York Knicks (1967–1978) — NBA champion 1970, 1973
- New Jersey Nets (1978–1980)
- Chicago Bulls head coach (1989–1998) — six NBA championships
- Los Angeles Lakers head coach (1999–2004, 2005–2011) — five NBA championships
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2007
- His 11 championships as a head coach are the most in NBA history.
- He coached in the Continental Basketball Association and in Puerto Rico before the Bulls hired him.
- He famously assigned books to players, tailored to each man's personality.
- He rode a motorcycle across the country as a player and wrote a book about it.
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