George Karl Biography

Fast Facts

• Became the seventh coach in the history of the NBA to win 1,000 games in 2010
• Played college basketball for the University of North Carolina
• Son Coby Karl played for the Los Angeles Lakers
• Was college roommates with future Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak
• Quote: "There are days where I get down․ There are days where I'm disappointed that the phone's not ringing․ But I would say that on the majority of my days, I say, 'George, you can't get bitter now, because you've been blessed․'"
• Led the Denver Nuggets to 57 wins and later became the head coach of the Sacramento Kings
• Was a guard in the NBA, but later found great success as an NBA head coach