In 1984, Layden was named the NBA’s Coach of the Year and the NBA’s Executive of the Year as the Jazz finished first in the Midwest Division. That year, he drafted the NBA’s all-time assist and steal ...

Frank Layden, a transformational coach and general manager for the Utah Jazz, has died, the NBA announced. He was 93.

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 ...

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 team’s game against the Knicks ...

Frank Layden, the first coach to take the Utah Jazz to the playoffs and the winner of both the 1984 NBA Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year awards, died Wednesday at 93, the team announced.

Mar 22, 2017; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Former Utah Jazz president Frank Layden is introduced as part of a ceremony honoring the 20th anniversary of the franchise s first Western Conference ...

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 on March 22, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/AP ...

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.

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.

He was 93. “Frank Layden made a lasting impact on the Jazz, the state of Utah, and the NBA,” the Jazz said in a statement Wednesday. “There will never be another like him.