- Enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.
- Basketball coach.
- General Manager, NBA Philadelphia 76ers (1966-1968). Television color commentator, Miami Heat (during the nineties) and ESPN (he still does the latter as of 2003). Radio commentator for the NBA's "Game of the Week" (currently as of 2003). Conducts NBA coaching clinics. * *
- Head coach for St. Joseph's (PA) College (1955-1966). Ten postseason appearances and finished third nationally (1965). Guided the Hawks to the school's first Big 5 championship (the first of seven) and a trip to the NIT, the school's first post-season tournaments for the 1955-1956 season. His record with St. Joseph was 234-72.
- Head coach for the NBA Philadelphia 76ers (1968-1972), NBA Buffalo Braves (1972-1976), NBA Portland Trail Blazers (1976-1986) and NBA Indiana Pacers (1986-1987). NBA coaching record: 826-732 (.530). 15 playoff appearances. NBA championship (1977). All-Star Game coach (1978).
- Played for the American Basketball League Wilmington Blue Bombers (1944-1945), Eastern Basketball League Harrisburg (1949-1950) and EBL Sunbury (1951-1955).
- Served in the US Navy during WWII (1943-1946).
- Went to St. Joseph's (PA) College, bachelors degree (graduated 1949) and the University of Pennsylvania, masters degree (graduated 1952) and doctorate degree (graduated 1963). Two-time All-Philadelphia (1948, 1949) and one-time team captain.
- Played for Harrisburg (1949-1951) and Sunbury (1951-1955) of EBL.
- Head coach for the Philadelphia 76ers (1968-1972; 174-154), Buffalo Braves (1972-1976; 158-170), Portland Trail Blazers (1976-1986; 453-367) and Indiana Pacers (1986-1988; 79-92).
- Head coach for St. Joseph's (1955-1966; 234-72). 6 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships.
- General Manager, Philadelphia 76ers (1966-1968) of NBA.
- Only man to coach a team to the NCAA Final Four (St. Joseph's, PA) and to an NBA championship (Portland Trail Blazers, 1976-1977).
- ESPN Analyst (January 1996)
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