Join us in wishing 13x champ @PhilJackson11 a HAPPY 70th BIRTHDAY! pic.twitter.com/LhQrdbpDVt
— NBA (@NBA) September 17, 2015
Happy 70th birthday to Philip Douglas “Phil” Jackson!
Jackson is the most accomplished person in the NBA, holding the record for the most combined NBA championships as a player and a head coach. Jackson has won thirteen NBA championships, winning a couple of NBA championships as player with the New York Knicks in 1970 and 1973. Jackson would go on to win eleven more NBA championships as a head coach.