Frank Layden
Frank Layden (born January 5, 1932 in Brooklyn , New York ) is a retired American basketball coach and general manager of the Utah Jazz .
Life
Frank Layden began his coaching career in 1956 and coached, among other things, the basketball college team at Niagara University , for which he was active as a player. In 1976 he accepted an offer from the Atlanta Hawks and moved to the NBA as an assistant coach . In 1979 he became general manager of the hitherto unsuccessful New Orleans Jazz, which became part of the Utah Jazz after their move to Salt Lake City . In 1981 Layden replaced the unsuccessful Tom Nissalke as a jazz coach. In the double function of trainer and manager, Jazz reached the play-offs for the first time in 1984. For this achievement Layden was awarded both 'Trainer of the Year' and 'Manager of the Year'.
Layden laid the foundation for the team's successful ascent in the 1984 and 1985 NBA drafts with the engagements of John Stockton and Karl Malone . Layden also promoted assistant coach Jerry Sloan to his successor and one of the future most successful coaches in NBA history. Layden himself resigned from his duties as a trainer and switched to the management of Utah Jazz, where he continued to work as manager and team president until 1999.
Frank Layden's son Scott Layden was the manager of the New York Knicks for a while , after which he worked as an assistant coach at the Utah Jazz, currently he is the general manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves .
Although Layden never played for jazz, jersey number 1 was withdrawn in his honor and for his services as a manager and coach.
In 1984 Layden was the only NBA head coach to date to receive the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for social commitment.
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| SURNAME | Layden, Frank |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City |