Longtime NBA player Johnny Egan, who also served as coach of the Rockets in the 1970s, has died. He was 83.
The death was announced Thursday by the National Basketball Retired Players Association.
Egan, a 5-foot-11 point guard during his playing days, averaged 7.8 points and 3.0 rebounds during an 11-season NBA career with the Pistons, Knicks, Bullets, Lakers, Cavaliers and Rockets. He was the oldest living former Rockets player, according to the Houston Chronicle. After his playing career, Egan served as an assistant and head coach for the Rockets. He compiled a 129–152 record as Houston’s head coach from 1972–73 through 1975–76.
