In the world of sports, Pat Riley, the president of the Miami Heat and a member of the Hall of Fame, is a legendary person. Riley has made incomparable accomplishments and contributions to the game of basketball over the course of an almost 50-year career. Riley had already made a name for himself before taking on his present executive position. His... read full bio
Basketball Hall of Famer Phil Jackson is unquestionably one of the most talented and successful coaches in NBA history. With eleven NBA championships to his name, six with the Chicago Bulls and five with the Los Angeles Lakers, Jackson is the penultimate sports speaker. Drafted by the New York Knicks, Jackson also spent thirteen years as a player in the... read full bio
Tom Izzo is an American college basketball coach. He has been the head coach for the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, presiding over a prolonged period of success. Under Izzo, the Michigan State program has been one of the most successful in the country. Izzo has led the Spartans to the 2000 NCAA Division I National Championship, the NCAA... read full bio
Jeff Van Gundy is an American TV analyst who has also been the basketball coach of both the New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets in the NBA. Van Gundy began his basketball coaching career at McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, New York. The following year he became a graduate assistant under Rick Pitino at Providence College, helping the... read full bio
Mike Fratello spent six seasons as the Cleveland Cavaliers head coach. In those six campaigns, he collected 248 wins and 212 losses, taking the Cavaliers to the playoffs in all but two seasons. Fratello also served as the Atlanta Hawks head coach seven seasons compiling a 324-250 record. He led five of those Atlanta teams to the post-season, which captured... read full bio
Head Coach Nick Saban cemented his status as one of the greatest coaches of all-time in any sport After leading the University of Alabama Crimson Tide to victory in the College Football Playoff National Championship over Clemson. With five National Championship wins, he currently shares the record for most College Football Championships with former Alabama coach Bear Bryant. Along with... read full bio
Urban Meyer, a two-time National Coach of the Year and one of the nation's top coaching talents, serves as the head football coach at Ohio State University. He possesses thirty years of college coaching experience, including fifteen as a head coach. Meyer turned around the football program at Bowling Green State University and engineered a reversal of fortune at the... read full bio
Football player and current head coach of the Carolina Panthers Ron Rivera has had a spectacular career. During his time at UC Berkeley, when he displayed his abilities on the field, Rivera developed a liking for the game. When the Chicago Bears selected him in the 1984 NFL Draft, his abilities were noted. Rivera had a fruitful nine-year playing career with... read full bio
American basketball coach John Calipari has had a lot of success both in the college and pro ranks. His tenure as the head coach of the University of Kentucky Men's Basketball team, one of the most esteemed programs in collegiate sports, is what most people remember him for. Calipari's ability to turn underperforming teams into national powerhouses has distinguished his coaching... read full bio
College Football Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Johnson appears on Fox NFL Sunday, the Fox network's NFL pregame show. He was the first football coach whose teams won both an NCAA Division 1A National Championship and a Super Bowl. Johnson wrote Turning The Thing Around: My Life in Football. He went to college at the University of Arkansas and was... read full bio
Richard Digger" Phelps is a former college basketball coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team from 1971 to 1991 and, since 1993, an analyst on ESPN. Phelps began his coaching career in 1963 as a graduate assistant at Rider College (now Rider University), where he had played basketball. After a move to St. Gabriel's High School in... read full bio
Jason Kidd has served as both coach and former point guard for in the NBA. With a professional basketball career spanning nearly two decades, Kidd was a ten-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA First Team member, and a nine-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. Selected second overall in the first round of the NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks, he was... read full bio
Jerry Stackhouse was the Toronto Raptors assistant coach and is currently the head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores men’s team. Previously, he was a professional basketball player who played eighteen seasons with the NBA. Throughout his basketball playing career, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and was a two-time NBA All-Star. Prior to becoming a coach, Jerry... read full bio
Over his 34 years at the University of Connecticut, legendary head coach Geno Auriemma has completely redefined what success means. Auriemma made the women's basketball program the best in the nation during his storied tenure, both on and off the court. The Huskies moved from having only one winning season to winning eleven national titles, twenty Final Fours, six perfect... read full bio
Judy Murray OBE, a Scottish tennis coach, is regarded as one of the sport's most inspirational and influential figures. Judy was the tartan Chris Evert of her era, having captained Great Britain's Billie Jean King Cup squad and winning 64 Scottish championships. In addition, she is the mother of two Olympic and Grand Slam champions who play tennis at the... read full bio
Since being named as head coach, Lovie Smith has led the Bears to three division titles, two NFC Championship game appearances, and their first Super Bowl appearance in 21 years. He was named the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year after becoming the fastest head coach in Bears history to lead the team to a division title. Smith and... read full bio
College Football Hall of Famer Steve Spurrier has proven himself a winner as both player and coach. He was awarded the Heisman Trophy as quarterback for the University of Florida, and went on to play for ten years in NFL. As head coach, he led Duke University to its first ACC championship in 24 years, then returned to his alma... read full bio
Herman Edwards is an American football coach, former professional football player, and a football analyst. Edwards was born in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, and he began his career playing college football at the University of California before going on to play for San Diego State University for a year where he also earned his degree in criminal justice. After finishing... read full bio
The Columbus Blue Jackets' President of Hockey Operations and Alternate Governor is John Davidson. Columbus had a 351-291-62 record in his nine seasons, with a franchise-best 50-24-8 record (108 points) and a 45-30-7 record (97 points), the second-best mark in club history. The Jackets have had four seasons with 42+ victories, three straight winning seasons for the first time and four Stanley Cup Playoff... read full bio
The Florida Panthers are led by general manager Bill Zito. Zito's Panthers have amassed a 137-64-19 record since he took over in South Florida before to the start of the season, good for a.667 points percentage that places him third all-time among general managers who have managed more than 100 games. The Panthers hold the greatest postseason streak in team... read full bio
