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Frank Layden

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Frank Layden

Francis Patrick Layden (January 5, 1932 – July 9, 2025) was an American basketball head coach and executive for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named both the NBA Coach of the Year and NBA Executive of the Year in 1984. Layden was also head coach of the Utah Starzz of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Infobox

Born
(1932-01-05)January 5, 1932New York City, New York, U.S.
Died
July 9, 2025(2025-07-09) (aged 93)Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
High school
Fort Hamilton(Brooklyn, New York)
College
Niagara (1950–1953)
Coaching career
1968–1988
1968–1976
Niagara
1976–1979
Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
1981–1988
Utah Jazz
1998–1999
Utah Starzz
NBA
277–294 (.485)
WNBA
4–11 (.267)

Tables

· Head coaching record › NBA
Utah
Utah
Team
Utah
Year
1981–82
G
62
W
17
L
45
W–L%
274
Finish
6th in Midwest
PG
PW
PL
PW–L%
Result
Missed Playoffs
Utah
Utah
Team
Utah
Year
1982–83
G
82
W
30
L
52
W–L%
366
Finish
5th in Midwest
PG
PW
PL
PW–L%
Result
Missed Playoffs
Utah
Utah
Team
Utah
Year
1983–84
G
82
W
45
L
37
W–L%
549
Finish
1st in Midwest
PG
11
PW
5
PL
6
PW–L%
455
Result
Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Utah
Utah
Team
Utah
Year
1984–85
G
82
W
41
L
41
W–L%
500
Finish
4th in Midwest
PG
10
PW
4
PL
6
PW–L%
400
Result
Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Utah
Utah
Team
Utah
Year
1985–86
G
82
W
42
L
40
W–L%
512
Finish
4th in Midwest
PG
4
PW
1
PL
3
PW–L%
250
Result
Lost in First round
Utah
Utah
Team
Utah
Year
1986–87
G
82
W
44
L
38
W–L%
537
Finish
2nd in Midwest
PG
5
PW
2
PL
3
PW–L%
400
Result
Lost in First round
Utah
Utah
Team
Utah
Year
1987–88
G
82
W
47
L
35
W–L%
573
Finish
3rd in Midwest
PG
11
PW
6
PL
5
PW–L%
545
Result
Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Utah
Utah
Team
Utah
Year
1988–89
G
17
W
11
L
6
W–L%
647
Finish
(resigned)
PG
PW
PL
PW–L%
Result
Career
Career
Team
Career
G
571
W
277
L
294
W–L%
485
PG
41
PW
18
PL
23
PW–L%
439
Team
Year
G
W
L
W–L%
Finish
PG
PW
PL
PW–L%
Result
Utah
1981–82
62
17
45
274
6th in Midwest
Missed Playoffs
Utah
1982–83
82
30
52
366
5th in Midwest
Missed Playoffs
Utah
1983–84
82
45
37
549
1st in Midwest
11
5
6
455
Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Utah
1984–85
82
41
41
500
4th in Midwest
10
4
6
400
Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Utah
1985–86
82
42
40
512
4th in Midwest
4
1
3
250
Lost in First round
Utah
1986–87
82
44
38
537
2nd in Midwest
5
2
3
400
Lost in First round
Utah
1987–88
82
47
35
573
3rd in Midwest
11
6
5
545
Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Utah
1988–89
17
11
6
647
(resigned)
Career
571
277
294
485
41
18
23
439
· Head coaching record › WNBA
Utah
Utah
Team
Utah
Year
1998
G
11
W
2
L
9
W–L%
182
Finish
5th in West
PG
PW
PL
PW–L%
Result
Missed Playoffs
Utah
Utah
Team
Utah
Year
1999
G
4
W
2
L
2
W–L%
500
Finish
(resigned)
PG
PW
PL
PW–L%
Result
Career
Career
Team
Career
G
15
W
4
L
11
W–L%
267
Team
Year
G
W
L
W–L%
Finish
PG
PW
PL
PW–L%
Result
Utah
1998
11
2
9
182
5th in West
Missed Playoffs
Utah
1999
4
2
2
500
(resigned)
Career
15
4
11
267

References

  1. Brooklyn Daily Eagle
    https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2025/07/21/frank-layden-the-king-of-one-liners/
  2. The Patchogue Advance
    https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=paa19601201-01.1.18&srpos=1&e=------196-en-20--1--txt-txIN-
  3. 2025 Niagara Baseball Record Book
    https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/niagara.sidearmsports.com/documents/2025/7/1/2025_baseball_record_book.pdf
  4. The Long Island News and The Owl
    https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=lino19570830-01.1.2&e=------195-en-20--1--txt-txIN-
  5. The Long Island Advance
    https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=lia19660602-01.1.20&srpos=2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-
  6. Toledo Blade
    https://books.google.com/books?id=pgowAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA11&dq
  7. Gadsden Times
    https://books.google.com/books?id=EakfAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA9&dq
  8. The Albany Herald
    https://books.google.com/books?id=zf5RAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA20&dq
  9. Youngstown Vindicator
    https://books.google.com/books?id=6HlIAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA15&dq
  10. Yahoo
    https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/breaking-news/article/former-jazz-head-coach-and-gm-frank-layden-who-drafted-karl-malone-and-john-stockton-dies-at-93-235637520.html
  11. Utah Jazz | NBA.com
    https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/honoring-frank-layden-a-foundational-figure-for-the-utah-jazz
  12. The Deseret News
    https://books.google.com/books?id=nORNAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA18&dq
  13. Gainesville Sun
    https://books.google.com/books?id=8sIRAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA22&dq
  14. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-10-sp-1329-story.html
  15. The Deseret News
    https://books.google.com/books?id=O91WAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA29&dq
  16. The Madison Courier
    https://books.google.com/books?id=23ZjAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA5&dq
  17. CBS News
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coach-layden-leaves-starzz/
  18. "Frank Layden, Larger Than Life Utah Jazz Coach, Passes Away At 93"
    https://kslsports.com/nba/utah-jazz/frank-layden-dead-at-93/546084
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