Jerry Sloan resigned as coach of the Jazz on Thursday, February 10, 2011, in Salt Lake City, bringing to a stunning end a long career in Utah that included most of his 1,221 career coaching ...

Legendary Utah Jazz Hall of Fame head coach Jerry Sloan died Friday of complications from Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia at age 78.

Jerry Sloan often was at his best when circumstances weren’t. Winning was one thing for the ultra-competitive, no-nonsense NBA lifer, a Hall of Famer who was on the scene for more than 50 years ...

HOUSTON - MAY 5: Head coach Jerry Sloan talks with Deron Williams #8 of the Utah Jazz in Game Seven of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2007 NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center May 5 ...

Jerry Sloan, who died Friday at 78, sits fourth all time in NBA coaching wins. Some of the other Hall of Famers on the list recall a ruthless competitor with "instant credibility." ...

Former Utah Jazz Coach Jerry Sloan, 'One of the Greatest,' Dies at 78 "His hard-nosed approach only made him more beloved," the Utah Jazz wrote in a statement honoring Jerry Sloan, ...

Jerry Sloan, a McLeansboro native who played and coached in the NBA, waves to the crowd at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, on Jan. 24, 2015, as part of a halftime ceremony honoring the ...

Jerry Sloan impossibly fought his way to the top, to a place where those who cherished him not only made him one of their own, but held him in the highest possible regard. The man they’ll miss.

"He draws so much attention," Sloan said at the time via ESPN. "You give too much help; somebody else is open. If you don't give enough help, he's got what he wants, kind of like Miss America.

Above Jerry Sloan Court hangs the namesake’s photo and a photo of the team his daughter Holly played on. The squad won third place in the state tournament in 1987.

Jerry Sloan, who died Friday at 78, sits fourth all time in NBA coaching wins. Some of the other Hall of Famers on the list recall a ruthless competitor with "instant credibility." ...