Remembering Johnny Bach

Johnny Bach, a prominent coaching figure in Chicago Bulls history, passed away today at age 91. A 56-year coaching veteran, Bach joined the Bulls as an assistant in 1986, and his highly effective “Doberman” style defense played a pivotal role in the Bulls’ three championship titles from 1991 to 1993. Bach also served as an assistant with Charlotte, Detroit and Washington before returning to Chicago in 2003, where he would remain until his retirement in 2006.

Before the NBA, Bach was the head coach at Fordham from 1950 to 1968, and at Penn State from 1968 to 1977. He amassed 387 collegiate coaching victories and 16 winning seasons. He was also as an assistant on the 1972 U.S. Olympic team, which advanced to the gold-medal game against Russia


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