ABOUT DON NELSON
Five-time NBA All-Star player who became a Hall of Fame coach with a career that spanned more than four decades.
He was a solid all-around player and one of the best sixth men with the Celtics.
He is among the top 10 coaches in NBA history, with more wins than almost any other coach.
He married Joy Wolfgram on the Golden State Warriors' court.
He devised the Hack-a-Shaq defense for the Mavericks, taking advantage of Shaquille O'Neal 's notoriously bad free-throw shooting.
