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Tex Winter

American basketball coach (1922–2018)

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Also known as Morice Fredrick Winter

Born: February 25, 1922
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4.Stated in Tex Winter, Brain Behind Basketball’s Triangle Offense, Dies at 96
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Died: October 10, 2018
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Birthplace: Wellington
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Place of death: Manhattan
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Citizenship: United States
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Occupation: basketball coach
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1.Stated in Basketball ReferenceRetrieved 2022-04-24
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Education: University of Southern California
, Huntington Park High School
, Compton College
Employer: Northwestern University

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Morice Fredrick "Tex" Winter was an American basketball coach and innovator of the triangle offense, an offensive system that became the dominant force in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and resulted in 11 NBA Championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s and the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2000s under head coach Phil Jackson, with Winter an assistant coach to Jackson on the first nine of those championship teams; and a consultant for the 2008-09 Lakers' championship team. In 2002, after the Lakers won their third consecutive NBA championship, the team made rings for the players and coaches honoring Winter. On the front of the jewel-encrusted ring was a design with several triangles, honoring Winter’s triangle offense.

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-21
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Sport: basketball
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Given name: Tex
Awards: Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award(2010)
John Bunn Award(1998)
Family name: Winter
Country for sport: United States
Cause of death: cerebrovascular disease
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League: NCAA Division I men's basketball
Native language: English
Manner of death: natural causes

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