Bill Russell, Boston Celtics, NBA national champions 2 years in a row, 67-68, 68-69 (first black head coach in NBA)
replyYeah this is one of maybe 3 or 4 successful examples in the history of both players and coaches. Wonder why they haven't done it since the 70's....
replyMost of the high profile basketball players you can think of do this - obvious ones are Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Lebron James - as I remember it Lebron has even written up plays from time to time during critical games (evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUkQbGQTdQ8, and famously erasing his coach's play: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lebron-james-changed-fina...)
replyI don't think that's what player-coach means. It's not an archetype. It's a concrete role.
replyThere are definitely a tiny handful, which absolutely makes them the exceptions that prove the rule, and a terrible idea for Coinbase or anyone else.
replyGianluca Vialli won UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Chelsea as player-coach in 1998
replyReggie Dunlop, Charlestown Cheifs, they won the Federal League and it's hard to argue it wasn't all down to his coaching.
replyThere's successful actor-directors.
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replyGeorge Halas - Chicago Bears
replyKenny Dalglish, Liverpool FC, 1985-1990.
replyPete Rose baseball?
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