[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 98 (Monday, June 20, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E954]
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                              JERRY SLOAN

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 20, 2016

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge Jerry Sloan for 
receiving the 2016 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. Jerry was 
born and raised outside of McLeansboro, Illinois, where he attended 
high school and played basketball. He graduated as an all-state player 
from McLeansboro High School in 1960.
  The Baltimore Bullets selected Jerry in the 1965 NBA draft, and later 
traded him to the Chicago Bulls. He retired as a player in 1976. Jerry 
then was hired on as an assistant coach by the Bulls, and in 1979 he 
was promoted to head coach. He would serve that position for three 
years before moving to Utah as an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz. He 
stayed in that position for four years and then became the head coach 
in the 1988-1989 season. Jerry coached the Jazz for twenty-three 
seasons, with two appearances in the NBA finals.
  Sloan's win-loss record of 1,221-803, placed him third all-time in 
NBA wins at the time he retired in 2011. He coached the Jazz to sixteen 
consecutive winning seasons and nineteen playoff appearances. His years 
coaching the Jazz are also the most years a coach has stayed with one 
team. He is among only nine coaches who have surpassed 1,000 victories 
and one of two who have won 1,000 with one team.
  The Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award honors the memory of Hall 
of Famer Chuck Daly, given by the NBA to a coach who has spent a 
lifetime in basketball and has a ``standard of integrity, competitive 
excellence and tireless promotion'' of the game. I offer my 
congratulations to Jerry Sloan on his outstanding achievement, and I 
wish him the best in retirement.

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