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Butch Van Breda Kolff

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Basketball Coach

The Resume

    (October 28, 1922-August 22, 2007)
    Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey
    Played for the New York Knicks (1946-1950)
    Head coach in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers (1967-1969), Phoenix Suns (1969-1971), Memphis Tams (1973-1974), and the New Orleans Jazz (1975-1977)
    Head coach for Lafayette University (1952-1956; 1985-19899), Hofstra University (1955-1962; 1989-1994), and Princeton University (1963-1967)

Why he might be annoying:

    His surname is a mouth to spell and pronounce!
    He had an undistinguished and obscure run as a professional player with the Knicks.
    In both of his seasons with the Lakers, he coached the team to the Finals, but in both instances, they lost to the rival Boston Celtics.
    In fact, his team notoriously lost Game 7 of the 1969 NBA Finals at their home court by two points. This resulted in his resignation from the team.
    He left the Pistons ten games into the 1970-1971 season.
    He often clashed with other supersized egos.
    His coaching career never recovered after that infamous game seven loss.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He has the distinction of being one of only four men to coach both an NCAA Final Four team and an NBA FInals team.
    He was passionate about coaching basketball.
    He was known as an uncompromising, straightforward, no-nonsense man with a big heart and a pinch of wry humor.
    His son would later become a professional NBA player as well.

Credit: Birdienest81


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying