Jerry Sloan

Jerry Sloan is, to me, the embodiment of NBA toughness and loyalty. Eleven seasons as a hard-nosed player, then a 30-year coaching career with 23 of those years leading the Utah Jazz, is almost unthinkable in today's hire-and-fire league. Those Stockton-to-Malone Jazz teams ran his fingerprints all over them. When David Stern calls you one of the most respected coaches in NBA history, that's not marketing, that's the league's own verdict. His passing in 2020 hit hard. I see him as a reminder that consistency and principle can build something more lasting than any single championship.

Gerald Eugene Sloan (March 28, 1942 – May 22, 2020) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) before beginning a 30-year coaching career, 23 of which were spent as head coach of the Utah Jazz (1988–2011). NBA commissioner David Stern referred to Sloan as "one of the greatest and most respected coaches in NBA history".

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Name (English)

Jerry Sloan

Name (Japanese)

ジェリー・スローン

Reading

じぇりー・すろーん

Born

March 28, 1942 – May 22, 2020

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Horse

Origin

McLeansboro, Illinois, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

196 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

basketball player / basketball coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

DePaul University

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Illinois
• basketball player
• basketball coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.