Sportspeople from Montana - Baseball Players from Montana, Basketball Players from Montana, Players of American Football from Montana (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Baseball players from Montana, Basketball players from Montana, Players of American football from Montana, Tennis people from Montana, Phil Jackson, Ryan Leaf, Bobby Petrino, Dave Dickenson, Adam Morrison, Brad Holland, Rob Johnson, Larry Krystkowiak, Colt Anderson, John Gibbons, Eric Hays, Kam Mickolio, Coby Karl, Frank G. Higgins, Tommy Moe, Marc Mariani, Dane Fletcher, Dave McNally, Rob Ryan, Carolin Babcock, John Lowenstein, Sam Moffet, Tuff Harris, Dave Meier, Shann Schillinger, Ed Bouchee, Frank Ward, Bill Lindsay, Jeff Doyle, Herb Plews, Blaine McElmurry, Scott Brow, Cass Bauer-Bilodeau, Joe McIntosh, Gary Neibauer, Milt Popovich, Jeff Ballard, Patrick Dwyer, Dylan McFarland, Larry Duff, Steamboat Williams, Mike Lewis, Keith Tower, Mal Bross, Johnny Couch, Curt Schmidt, Jim Tyack. Excerpt: As coach: Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is a former American professional basketball coach and player. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His reputation was established as head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 through 1998; during his tenure, Chicago won six NBA titles. His next team, the Los Angeles Lakers, won five NBA titles from 2000 to 2010. In total, Jackson has won 11 NBA titles as a coach, surpassing the previous record of nine set by Red Auerbach. He holds the record for the most championships in NBA history as a player and a head coach, after breaking the tie between Bill Russell and him when the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2009 NBA Finals. Jackson was a player on the 1970 and 1973 NBA champion New York Knicks. Jackson is known for his use of Tex Winter's triangle offense as well as a holistic approach to coaching that is influenced by Eastern philosophy, earning him the nickname "Zen Master." Jackson ci...