John G. “Red” Kerr (b. July 17, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American NBA basketball player and coach who now works as a broadcaster for the Chicago Bulls. He has also served as the first coach for two respective NBA expansion franchises: the Bulls and the Phoenix Suns. July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, The City of Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837  - Mayor... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team, based in the Phoenix, Arizona. ...

Playing career

Although Johnny Kerr’s first passion was soccer, an eight-inch growth spurt during his senior year at Tilden Technical High School compelled him to turn his attention to basketball. The 6' 9" center soon led his school’s basketball team to the 1950 Chicago Public League Championship. After high school, he attended the University of Illinois, where he scored 1,299 points during his three years with the school’s varsity team. The highlight of his collegiate career occurred in 1952, when he helped the Fighting Illini win the Big Ten Championship and advance to the NCAA Final Four. At Illinois Kerr was also a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Freshman and Sophomore redirect here. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [[UIUC]], known as the U of I, is the flagship campus in the University of Illinois system. ... In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, or high school or other secondary school. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are known as the Fighting Illini. ... Big Ten redirects here. ... The playoff term Final Four was originally popularized to refer to the final four teams in the NCAA Basketball Tournament; these are the champions of the tournaments four regional brackets, and the only teams remaining on the tournaments final weekend. ... Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ, Phi Psi) is a U.S. national college fraternity. ...

In 1954, the Syracuse Nationals selected Johnny Kerr with the sixth overall pick of the NBA Draft. During his first season (1954-1955), Kerr averaged 10.5 points and 6.6 rebounds and helped the Nationals capture their first NBA Championship. He would go on to become a three time All-Star (1956, 1959, 1963) with the Nationals, despite playing in the shadow of future Hall-of–Famer Dolph Schayes. Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Philadelphia 76ers are a National Basketball Association team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The NBA Draft is an annual North American event in which the National Basketball Associations (NBA) thirty teams (29 in the United States and one in Canada) can select young players who wish to join the league. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association, played under a best-of-seven playoff format. ... All-star (also, Allstar or All Star) is a term with meanings in both the worlds of sports and entertainment. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... Adolph Schayes (known as Dolph Schayes) (born May 19, 1928 in New York, New York) was a professional basketball player and coach in the NBA. He played his college basketball at New York University 1944-48. ...

In 1963, the Nationals relocated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and became known as the 76ers. Two years later, Kerr was traded to the Baltimore Bullets for Wali Jones. After averaging 11.0 points and 8.3 rebounds during the 1965-1966 season, Kerr was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Expansion Draft. However, Kerr voluntarily retired so that he could become the coach of his hometown’s new basketball team. He ended his career with respectable totals of 12,480 points and 10,092 rebounds, and until 1983 he held the NBA record for most consecutive games played (844). Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Washington Wizards is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... Walter Wali Jones (born February 14, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former pro basketball player. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... An expansion draft, in professional sports, occurs when a sports league decides to create one or more new expansion teams or franchises. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Coaching Career

Kerr’s Chicago Bulls went 33-48 in 1966-1967 and became the first expansion team to win a playoff berth in its inaugural season. For this accomplishment, Kerr was rewarded the NBA Coach of the Year Award. The Bulls went 29-53 the following season, rallying from a 1-15 start to earn another playoff berth. However, feuds with team owner Dick Klein forced Kerr to leave the Bulls during the summer of 1968 and sign with the Phoenix Suns, another expansion team in need of its first coach. Unfortunately, the Suns finished with a 16-66 record in 1968-1969, and after starting the 1969-1970 season with a 15-23 record, Kerr was forced to resign. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The person recognized as the NBA Coach of the Year receives the Red Auerbach Trophy. ... Dick Oland Klein (September 16, 1920 – October 10, 2000) was an American athlete and businessman who founded the Chicago Bulls basketball team in 1966. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Year 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Year 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

Broadcasting Career

Kerr stayed with the Suns franchise for the remainder of the 1969-1970 season, working as a broadcaster with Hot Rod Hundley. That summer, he accepted an administrative position with the ABA’s Virginia Squires, but he returned to broadcasting in 1974, becoming a color commentator for the Chicago Bulls (Kerr’s adversary Klein had been ostracized by other members of team management several years earlier). Kerr has held that position ever since, winning the hearts of thousands of Bulls fans with his quick wit and self-deprecating humor. He currently works alongside play-by-play announcer Wayne Larrivee on WGN-TV, and with play-by-play announcer Tom Dore & analyst Stacey King on Comcast Sportsnet broadcasts. Year 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Rodney Clark Hundley (born October 26, 1934 in Charleston, West Virginia) is a former professional basketball player and television broadcaster. ... For information about the ABA that began in 2000 see American Basketball Association (21st century). ... Virginia Squires was a basketball franchise in the former American Basketball Association that existed from 1970 through 1976. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A color commentator (or colour commentator in Canada), sometimes known as a color analyst (or colour analyst), is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. ... Play-by-play, in broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a sporting event with a voiceover describing the details of the action of the game in progress. ... Wayne Larrivee is an American sports broadcaster. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Tom Dore is the current play-by-play television announcer for the National Basketball Associations Chicago Bulls. ... Ronald Stacey King (born 29 January 1967 in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA) is a former NBA centre who won three consecutive championships with the Chicago Bulls from 1991 to 1993. ... Comcast SportsNet (or CSN) is a group of four regional sports networks. ...

External links

• BasketballReference.com: Red Kerr (as player)
• BasketballReference.com: Red Kerr (as coach)