Former Chicago Bulls Great Jerry Sloan Passes Away At 78

Former Chicago Bulls player and coach Jerry Sloan passes away at the age of 78.

Jerry Sloan, who played for the Chicago Bulls from 1966 to 1976, has passed away. Sloan announced in 2016 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. Sloan was a two-time NBA All-Star for the Chicago Bulls and his number four was retired in 1978. Sloan was the first Bulls jersey to ever be retired.

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1965-66	23	BAL	NBA	SG	59	16.1	2.0	4.9	.415	1.7	2.4	.705			3.9	1.9			3.0	5.7
1966-67	24	CHI	NBA	SG	80	36.8	6.6	15.2	.432	4.3	5.3	.796			9.1	2.1			3.7	17.4
1967-68	25	CHI	NBA	SG	77	31.9	4.8	12.5	.385	3.8	5.0	.749			7.7	3.0			3.8	13.3
1968-69	26	CHI	NBA	SG	78	37.7	6.3	15.0	.417	4.3	5.7	.745			7.9	3.5			4.0	16.8
1969-70	27	CHI	NBA	SF	53	34.4	5.8	13.9	.421	3.9	6.0	.651			7.0	3.1			3.4	15.6
1970-71	28	CHI	NBA	SG	80	39.3	7.4	16.8	.441	3.5	4.9	.715			8.8	3.5			3.6	18.3
1971-72	29	CHI	NBA	SG	82	37.0	6.5	14.7	.444	3.1	4.8	.660			8.4	2.6			3.8	16.2
1972-73	30	CHI	NBA	SG	69	35.0	4.4	10.6	.411	1.4	1.9	.707			6.9	2.2			3.4	10.1
1973-74	31	CHI	NBA	SG	77	37.1	5.4	12.0	.447	2.5	3.5	.711	1.9	5.3	7.2	1.9	2.4	0.1	3.5	13.2
1974-75	32	CHI	NBA	SG	78	33.0	4.9	11.1	.439	2.5	3.3	.748	2.3	4.6	6.9	2.1	2.2	0.2	3.4	12.2
1975-76	33	CHI	NBA	SG	22	28.0	3.8	9.5	.400	2.5	3.5	.705	1.8	3.5	5.3	1.0	1.2	0.2	3.5	10.1
Career			NBA		755	34.1	5.5	12.8	.427	3.1	4.3	.722	2.1	4.8	7.4	2.5	2.2	0.2	3.6	14.0

10 seasons		CHI	NBA		696	35.6	5.7	13.4	.427	3.2	4.5	.723	2.1	4.8	7.7	2.6	2.2	0.2	3.6	14.7
1 season		BAL	NBA		59	16.1	2.0	4.9	.415	1.7	2.4	.705			3.9	1.9			3.0	5.7

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 5/22/2020.

Sloan would go on to coach the Chicago Bulls for three years from 1979 up until 1982 after being let go by the organization. In 1988 he made his NBA coaching return with the Utah Jazz where he became one of the greatest coaches of all time. Sloan helped lead the Jazz to two final appearances and finished his coaching career in 2010-11 sporting a 1,809-1,127 record.

Today the NBA lost a true pioneer and a legendary figure.