When Brooklyn-born, Irish Catholic Frank Layden strapped a struggling National Basketball Association franchise on his back and carried it from New Orleans to Utah in the summer of 1979, he set the ...

I got a call from Jerry Howarth a couple of weeks ago. It had been 40 years, give or take, since we last talked but I knew who it was because there are some voices you don’t forget and this was one of ...

Frank Layden, former president of the Utah Jazz, is introduced during a 20-year reunion ceremony for the team that reached the 1997 NBA Finals, at halftime of the Jazz's basketball game against the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Former Utah Jazz head coach and general manager Frank Layden, one of the most popular sports figures in state history, has died at the age of 93, the team said Wednesday. Layden ...

Former Utah Jazz and Utah Starzz head coach Frank Layden died Wednesday, The Salt Lake Tribune has confirmed. He was 93. Layden, first hired in the NBA by Hall of Famer Hubie Brown as an assistant for ...

Frank Layden, who coached the Utah Jazz with a colorful presence in the 1980s and played a pivotal role in building the team’s success in the 1990s, died at 93, the Jazz announced on Wednesday. The ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Frank Layden, the sharp-witted former coach who led the Utah Jazz to the playoffs for the first time, has died. He was 93. “Frank Layden made a lasting impact on the Jazz, the state ...

SALT LAKE CITY (September 25, 2025) – The Utah Jazz today announced the team will wear a commemorative jersey patch during the 2025-26 NBA season to honor the late Frank Layden, former Jazz head coach ...

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Frank Layden, a transformational coach and general manager for the Utah Jazz, has died, the NBA announced. He was 93. A cause of death has not been disclosed. "The NBA mourns the passing of Utah Jazz ...

Frank Layden, the former Utah Jazz coach and general manager who helped build one of the NBA’s most enduring franchises and brought national attention to basketball in Salt Lake City, has died at the ...