Sports
Dick McGuire
1926–2010 · basketball player and coach
Hall of Fame playmaking guard who closed his playing career with the Pistons and then coached the team for four seasons after their move from Fort Wayne to Detroit.
- Born
Huntington, New York- Died
Long Island, New York
aged 84- Birth name
- Richard Joseph McGuire
- Detroit years
- 1957–1963
- Field
- Sports
01 / The Detroit story
The Detroit story
McGuire had already spent eight seasons and seven All-Star selections with the New York Knicks when he joined the Pistons for the 1957–58 season, the franchise's first season after relocating from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Detroit. He became player-coach in his final season, 1959–60, and continued as head coach through 1963, guiding the young Detroit franchise in its early years at Olympia Stadium and Cobo Arena. A record-setting rookie passer with the Knicks and among the league's top playmakers for a decade, McGuire was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993. He and his brother Al, who coached Marquette to the 1977 NCAA championship, remain the only pair of brothers both enshrined in the Hall of Fame.
Highlights
- Joined the Pistons for their first Detroit season, 1957–58
- Became Pistons player-coach in 1959–60
- Head coach of the Pistons through the 1962–63 season
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 1993
02 / Their Detroit places
Their Detroit places 2
Where they lived, worked, performed and liked to hang out. Closed and demolished places stay here too, because they are part of the city's history.
Played here · 1957–1961
Olympia Stadium
Demolished · 1927–1980
The Pistons' first Detroit home, shared with the Red Wings; demolished in 1987.
Played here · 1961–1963
Cobo Arena
Closed · 1960–2019
The Pistons' downtown arena during the final two seasons of his coaching tenure.