Born May 15, 1940, in Muskegon, Michigan, was Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame player and Coach Don Nelson. Nelson is second all-time in regular season wins of any coach in NBA history, with 1,335 as Gregg Popovich surpassed him in 2022. He coached the Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Golden State Warriors. After an All-American career at the University of Iowa, Nelson played professionally with the Chicago Zephyrs, the Los Angeles Lakers before he moved on to win five NBA championships playing with the Boston Celtics, with his number 19 retired by the franchise in 1978.