Bill Fitch

Bill Fitch

Personal information
Born	(1932-05-19)May 19, 1932 Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Died	February 2, 2022(2022-02-02) (aged 89) Lake Conroe, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Wilson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
College	Coe (1950–1954)
Coaching career	1956–1998
Career history
As coach:
1956–1958	Creighton (assistant)
1958–1962	Coe
1962–1967	North Dakota
1967–1968	Bowling Green
1968–1970	Minnesota
1970–1979	Cleveland Cavaliers
1979–1983	Boston Celtics
1983–1988	Houston Rockets
1989–1992	New Jersey Nets
1994–1998	Los Angeles Clippers
Career highlights and awards
As head coach: NBA champion (1981) 2× NBA Coach of the Year Award (1976, 1980) NBA All-Star Game head coach (1982) Top 10 Coaches in NBA History Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award (2013)
Career coaching record
NBA	944–1106 (.460)
Record at Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame

William Charles Fitch (May 19, 1932 – February 2, 2022) was an American professional basketball coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He developed multiple teams into playoff contenders and won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 1981. Before entering the professional ranks, he coached college basketball at the University of Minnesota, Bowling Green State University, the University of North Dakota, and his alma mater, Coe College. Fitch's teams twice qualified for the NCAA tournament. He won the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013,^[1] and was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.^[2] Christopher Gerhman portrayed him in Winning Time.^[3]