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Gene Shue, All-Star player and Coach of the Year, dies at 90

FILE - Detroit Pistons' Gene Shue (21) is defended by New York Knickerbockers' Richie Guerin during an NBA basketball game, Dec. 30, 1959 in Philadelphia. The NBA announced Shue's passing on Monday, April 4, 2022. He was 90. (AP Photo/File) Baltimore Bullets basketball player Gene Shue is shown Oct. 29, 1963. Shue, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year who won 784 games with the Bullets, 76ers and Clippers, has died. He was 90. The Wizards and the NBA announced Shue’s death Monday, April 4, 2021. (Paul Hutchins/The Baltimore Sun via AP) Baltimore Bullets basketball coach Gene Shue is shown in a 1970 photo. Shue, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year who won 784 games with the Bullets, 76ers and Clippers, has died. He was 90. The Wizards and the NBA announced Shue’s death Monday, April 4, 2021. (Carl D. Harris/The Baltimore Sun via AP) FILE - Former Philadelphia 76ers coach Gene Shue, left, and his former player and 76ers coach Doug Collins are seen at a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, May 24, 2010. Shue, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year who won 784 games with the Bullets, 76ers and Clippers, has died. He was 90. The Wizards and the NBA announced Shue’s death Monday, April 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) Baltimore Bullets coach Gene Shue motions to the bench in this 1980 photo. At right is Bullets' Kevin Grevey (35). Shue, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year who won 784 games with the Bullets, 76ers and Clippers, has died. He was 90. The Wizards and the NBA announced Shue’s death Monday, April 4, 2021. (Irving H. Phillips Jr./The Baltimore Sun via AP)
Gene Shue, All-Star player and Coach of the Year, dies at 90