Former Detroit Pistons general manager Jack McCloskey, the architect of the franchise during its Bad Boys era, is dead after losing a battle to Alzheimer’s Disease.
McCloskey, known by many Pistons fans as Trader Jack, died late Thursday.
McCloskey was 91.
He had been staying at Insignia Personal Care Home in Savannah, GA prior to his death, according to the Detroit Free Press.
The franchise announced his death in a statement at 9:18 p.m. EST Thursday:
He had been the general manager of the team from 1979-1992.