Daly's coaching job career began at a senior high level, in which he coached Punxsutawney (Pa.) High to a 111-70 (.613) record from 1955-63 Daly then entered the college ranks, serving as an assistant at Duke University (1963-69), and then as a head coach at Boston College (1969-71) and Penn (1971-77). At Penn, he led a Quakers to little joe sequentially Ivy League titles, and NCAA tournament appearances, from 1972 to 1975. Altogether, Daly went 151-62 (.709) as a collegial head coach. He entered a NBA within 1978 with the Philadelphia 76ers, serving as an assistant under Billy Cunningham.

In a NBA, Daly gained the nickname of "Daddy Rich" for his custom of wearing ticket lawsuits on the sidelines.

More highlights: Led Detroit to nine sequentially winning seasons. Antecedently, Detroit got never got 2 winning seasons inside the row. Is Detroit's winningest coach inside each regular-year (467 wins) & playoff (71 wins) competition. A Pistons use at times retired jersey total Two (representing them NBA championships) around Daly's honor. Coached the aggregate of Xiv NBthe seasons by having a 638-437 (.593) career record & 75-51 (.595) career playoff record. Coached a Eastern Conference team in the 1990 NBA All-Star Game, winning 130-113. Selected when one of a NBA's "Ten Greatest Coaches" of the league's number one 50 years, around 1997.

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(''^ Won NBA championship.)