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After retirement as a player, Kerr held several coaching and administrative positions, most notably coach of the Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns in their first-ever seasons. In his debut on the bench, the 1966-67 Bulls defied long odds to earn a postseason berth, the first expansion team in major professional team sports to do so.
There have been 21 head coaches for the Bulls franchise. Phil Jackson is also the franchise's all-time leader in regular season games coached, regular season games won, playoff games coached, and playoff games won. [2]
14 wrz 2021 · Johnny “Red” Kerr amassed an impressive career as an NBA player, coach and broadcaster. Kerr was brought in as the Bulls’ first head coach, and he tabbed close friend Al Bianchi as an assistant.
24 maj 2021 · Dick Motta. Motta was the second head coach in Bulls franchise history, replacing the legendary Johnny Red Kerr. He had a regular-season record of 356-300 with Chicago and a postseason mark of...
2 paź 2024 · Michael Jordan's extraordinary talent and relentless drive led the Chicago Bulls to their first three NBA championships in the early 1990s. However, in the shadow of his greatness, another figure played a crucial role in that success: the late Bulls assistant coach Johnny Bach.
27 lut 2009 · Far from the 10-win prediction, Kerr willed the Bulls to 33 victories and became the first head coach in any of the four major American sports to take an expansion team to the playoffs in its...
23 wrz 2020 · Johnny Kerr coached the Bulls from 1966-1968 (62-101) and was named NBA coach of the year in 1967. Later, the Tilden H.S. and University of Illinois graduate was a color commentator for the...
