Paul Westphal, a balloonist at the Salon de Fama who won the championship with the Celtics of Boston in 1974 and is the most successful coach in the league and at the university basketball, has failed. Tenía 70 years.
The Phoenix Suns confirm Westphal’s death in a Saturday statement. If a cause is not recognized, then in Westphal the habit is diagnosed with cerebral cancer in August.
A base that participated in five Estrellas, Westphal games played in the NBA from 1972 to 1984. I won the championship with the Celtics, played in the final and 1976 with Phoenix. Game in addition to Seattle and New York.
To conclude his career as a player, Westphal became a trainer. He went to the Suns to the NBA Finals in 1993 and was also the coach of Seattle and Sacramento. In the balancesto universitario dirigió ‘n Southwestern Baptist Bible College (now Arizona Christian University), Grand Canyon en Pepperdine.
Included in the Salon de la Fama in 2019.
Le sobreviven su espos Cindy y dos hijos.