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Born and raised in Gobbler's Knob, Illinois, 15 miles (24 km) south of McLeansboro, Sloan was the youngest of 10 children and was raised by a single mother after his father died when Jerry was 4 years old. He would wake up at 4:30 a.m. to do farm chores and then walk almost two miles to get to school in time for 7 a.m. basketball practice.
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May 22, 2020 · Legendary Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan died at the age of 78 due to complications from Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia. Sloan had been out of the public eye for quite some time...
May 18, 2024 · Jerry Sloan, American professional basketball player and coach who was one of the best defensive guards and hard-nosed rebounders in the history of the NBA as a Chicago Bull and who became the first coach to win 1,000 games with a single team, the Utah Jazz. Learn more about Sloan’s life and career.
May 22, 2020 · Jerry Sloan, Hall of Fame N.B.A. Guard and Coach, Dies at 78 An All-Star with the Bulls, he became an immensely successful coach, turning the Utah Jazz into a powerhouse and a postseason...
May 22, 2020 · Jerry Sloan, the coach who took the Utah Jazz to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998 on his way to a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame, died Friday. He was 78.
May 22, 2020 · 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...
May 22, 2020 · Jerry Sloan, the Hall of Fame coach who spent 23 seasons at the helm of the Utah Jazz, died in the early hours of Friday, May 22, 2020, at his Salt Lake home. He was 78.
May 22, 2020 · Jerry Sloan, who coached the Jazz for 23 seasons as part of a Hall of Fame career, died Friday at the age of 78 from complications from Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia.
May 22, 2020 · Jerry Sloan died Friday. They need to lower the flags here in Chicago for the Basketball Hall of Famer who was enshrined in 2009 for his winning career as Utah Jazz coach.
