City of Philadelphia - File #: 020443

• File #: 020443
• Version: 0
• Type: Privileged Resolution
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 6/13/2002
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 6/13/2002
• Title: Honoring Coach Larry Brown on his induction to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Goode, Council President Verna, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Ortiz, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Longstreth, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Cohen

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/13/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
6/13/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/13/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced

Title
Honoring Coach Larry Brown on his induction to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Body
WHEREAS, Larry Brown began his professional coaching career in 1972 with the Carolina Cougars of the old ABA utilizing a coaching knowledge gleaned from a host of coaching mentors, most notably Coach Dean Smith, who will present Larry, a North Carolina alum, at the formal Hall of Fame induction ceremony on September 27, 2002; and

WHEREAS, After spending five years as coach of the ABA/NBA Denver Nuggets, Coach Brown took his first collegiate head coaching job with UCLA in 1979 and lead the Bruins to the championship game in his first year; and

WHEREAS, Coach Brown took his first collegiate head coaching job with UCLA in 1979 after spending five years as coach of the Denver Nuggets, leading the Bruins to the championship game in his first year; and

WHEREAS, After coaching the New Jersey Nets for two seasons, Coach Brown returned to the collegiate ranks at the University of Kansas, where the Jayhawks would win the 1988 NCAA championship with a stunning upset over rival Oklahoma; and

WHEREAS, Over the next nine years, Coach Brown would spend time coaching San Antonio, Los Angeles, and Indiana, leading all 3 teams to the playoffs. Larry was named head coach and president of basketball operations of the Philadelphia 76ers on May 5, 1997; and

WHEREAS, Coach Brown has compiled an impressive list of credentials during his 30 year coaching career, 26 of those years finishing with a winning record; and

WHEREAS, Coach can also include these accolades on his resume: NBA Coach of the Year in 2001; member of the gold medal U.S. basketball team in the 2000 Olympics, making Larry the only U.S. male to both play and coach in the Olympics; three-time ABA All Star and three-time ABA Coach of the Year; winning coach of the 2001 NBA All Star game and first NBA coach to guide six different teams to the playoffs. Coach Brown is now ninth on the all time coac...