Frank Layden, former Utah Jazz coach, passed away on Thursday. He was 93. Layden led the Jazz to their first playoffs. He won NBA Coach of the Year in 1984. He also won Executive of the Year. The Utah ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Frank Layden, the sharp-witted former coach who led the Utah Jazz to the playoffs for the first time, has died. He was 93.

The Utah Jazz's former general manager and head coach, Frank Layden, passed away at the age of 93. According to several accounts, Layden died on July 9, 2025. After the Jazz moved to Salt Lake ...

Former NBA coach and general manager Frank Layden, who led the Utah Jazz to the playoffs for the first time in 1984, has died, the franchise announced. He was 93.