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Jerry Sloan, UE legend and former NBA coach from McLeansboro, has died
The 78-year-old Sloan, long retired as head coach of the Utah Jazz, had battled Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia.
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Longtime Jazz coach Jerry Sloan dies at age 78
Jerry Sloan, who coached the Jazz for 23 seasons as part of a Hall of Fame career, died Friday at the age of 78 from complications from Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia.
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If there was ever a model for the basketball characterization of "hard nosed," it was Sloan.