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Phil Jackson

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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 11 as a head coach. His 11 championships as a head coach is the most in NBA history. In 2007, Jackson was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and was named one of the 10 greatest coaches in league history in 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Jackson is the 79th most popular coach (down from 68th in 2019), the 2,309th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,513th in 2019) and the most popular American Coach.

Phil Jackson was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989-1998 and the Los Angeles Lakers from 1999-2004. He is most famous for coaching the Bulls to six NBA championships in eight years and winning five more with the Lakers.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Phil Jackson ranks 79 out of 471. Before him are Stefano Pioli, Roger Lemerre, Bill Shankly, Željko Obradović, Robert Prosinečki, and Eric Gerets. After him are Dušan Ivković, Cesare Prandelli, Edmund Conen, Zlatko Dalić, Otto Barić, and Walter Zenga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Phil Jackson ranks 154. Before him are Wim Suurbier, Angus Deaton, Luis Ocaña, Franco Battiato, Wolfgang Schüssel, and Ernie Hudson. After him are Mustafa Balel, Peter Criss, Lee Jong-wook, Fusako Shigenobu, Yuen Woo-ping, and Gal Costa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phil Jackson ranks 2,309 out of 20,380. Before him are Owen Wilson (1968), John Phillips (1935), Woody Strode (1914), Tobe Hooper (1943), Hank Williams Jr. (1949), and Chris Mullin (1963). After him are Arthur Blake (1872), Raoul Walsh (1887), Craig T. Nelson (1944), Helen Frankenthaler (1928), Richard Avedon (1923), and Peter Cooper (1791).

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Among COACHES In United States

Among coaches born in United States, Phil Jackson ranks 1. After him are Richard Williams (1942), Gregg Popovich (1949), Michael Malone (1971), John Madden (1936), Bill Belichick (1952), Bob Bradley (1958), Tom Thibodeau (1958), Bob Knight (1940), Steve Sampson (1957), Flip Saunders (1955), and Billy Donovan (1965).

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