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Also known as Philip Douglas Jackson, Action Jackson, The Zen Master, PJ

American basketball player, coach and executive

Person · Open Library

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24

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  • Masters of the Game
  • Hairy Book of Email
  • Herbal Remedies and Natural Cures
  • Crazy Basketball
  • Journey

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Acting · Williston, North Dakota, USA

Philip Douglas Jackson is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A power forward, Jackson played 12 seasons in the NBA, winning championships with the New York Knicks in 1970 and 1973. Jackson was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 to 1998, leading them to six NBA championships. He then coached the Los…

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  • Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom — Self - LA Lakers Coach / 13x NBA Champion2026
  • Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience2024
  • Stand — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul — Self (archive footage)2022
  • The Book of Kobe Bryant — Self2022
  • Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers — Self- Head Coach2022
  • Shaq — Self2022
  • Luc Longley: One Giant Leap — Self2021
  • From the Concrete — Self2021
  • Pau Gasol: It’s About the Journey — Self2021

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1958-08-29
Active to
2009-06-25
americanboogiecontemporary r&bdancedance-popdisco

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Total plays
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1984
Piratas de Quebradillas
1987
Piratas de Quebradillas
Born
( 1945-09-17 ) September 17, 1945 (age 80) , Deer Lodge, Montana , U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight
220 lb (100 kg)
High school
Williston ( Williston, North Dakota )
College
North Dakota (1964–1967)
Nba draft
1967 : 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Drafted by
New York Knicks
Playing career
1967–1980
Position
Power forward
Number
18, 17
Coaching career
1978–2011
1967 1978
New York Knicks
1978 1980
New Jersey Nets
1978 1981
New Jersey Nets (assistant)
1983 1987
Albany Patroons
1984 1986
Gallitos de Isabela

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Sports profile

Sport
Fighting
Team
_Retired Boxing
Position
Boxer
Nationality
United States

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Mass
99
Image
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Height
203
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Philip Douglas Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jackson is a 13-time NBA champion, having won two as a player and eleven as a head coach. His eleven championships as a head coach are the most in NBA history. In 2007, Jackson was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and was named one of the ten greatest coaches in league history in 1996. He holds numerous other records as a coach, including the most postseason wins (229), and most conference titles (13).

Jackson played college basketball for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux (now known as the Fighting Hawks) for three years. He was selected in the 1967 NBA draft by the New York Knicks, with whom he won two NBA titles as a player. After playing thirteen seasons in the league, he began coaching in minor basketball leagues for five years before he was hired as the assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls in 1987.

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