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Bill Laimbeer is a basketball player, basketball coach and television actor, born on May 19, 1957 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. That puts Bill Laimbeer at 69 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Palos Verdes High School and University of Notre Dame. Listed accolades include WNBA Coach of the Year Award. The listed height is 211 cm.
My Take
Bill Laimbeer is one of those players you either loved to hate or just plain hated — and honestly, that's exactly what made him great. As the anchor of Detroit's "Bad Boys" Pistons in the late '80s, he was the guy opponents dreaded walking into the lane against: an elite rebounder, a surprisingly skilled outside shooter for a center of his era, and absolutely zero apologies for any of it. Back-to-back NBA titles in '89 and '90 weren't accidents — they were the result of a team that played with his mentality. What I genuinely respect is how he reinvented himself after retirement, building a dominant WNBA program with the Detroit Shock and later the Las Vegas Aces, winning multiple championships as a head coach and picking up the WNBA Coach of the Year Award along the way. The villain of the hardwood became one of women's basketball's most successful architects. That's a genuinely fascinating arc.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bill Laimbeer
- Name (Japanese)
- ビル・レインビア
- Reading
- びる・れいんびあ
- Born
- May 19, 1957 (age 69)
- Origin
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Height
- 211 cm
- Occupation
- basketball player / basketball coach / television actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rooster
2. Background
- High school
- Palos Verdes High School
- University
- University of Notre Dame
Awards & achievements
- WNBA Coach of the Year Award
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Laimbeer
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q705206
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Bill Laimbeer born?
Bill Laimbeer was born on May 19, 1957 and is 69 years old.
Where is Bill Laimbeer from?
Bill Laimbeer is from Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
What does Bill Laimbeer do?
Bill Laimbeer works as basketball player, basketball coach, television actor.
How tall is Bill Laimbeer?
Bill Laimbeer is 211 cm tall.
Where did Bill Laimbeer study?
Bill Laimbeer attended University of Notre Dame.
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