Frank Layden, a transformational coach and general manager for the Utah Jazz, has died, the NBA announced. He was 93. A cause of death has not been disclosed. "The NBA mourns the passing of Utah Jazz ...

When Brooklyn-born, Irish Catholic Frank Layden strapped a struggling National Basketball Association franchise on his back and carried it from New Orleans to Utah in the summer of 1979, he set the ...

Frank Layden was always true to himself. Known for his lighthearted approach to the game, Layden became one of the most famous coaches in NBA history due to his ability to connect with players, fans, ...

Frank Layden, the former Utah Jazz coach and general manager who helped build one of the NBA’s most enduring franchises and brought national attention to basketball in Salt Lake City, has died at the ...

Frank Layden, who coached the Utah Jazz with a colorful presence in the 1980s and played a pivotal role in building the team’s success in the 1990s, died at 93, the Jazz announced on Wednesday. The ...

Former Utah Jazz and Utah Starzz head coach Frank Layden died Wednesday, The Salt Lake Tribune has confirmed. He was 93. Layden, first hired in the NBA by Hall of Famer Hubie Brown as an assistant for ...

Having lunch with Frank Layden in Salt Lake City was like having lunch with the pope in Rome. Especially so in 1997, during the NBA Finals between Layden’s Utah Jazz − he was general manager − and ...

Frank Layden, former president of the Utah Jazz, is introduced during a 20-year reunion ceremony for the team that reached the 1997 NBA Finals, at halftime of the Jazz's basketball game against the ...

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