Jerry Krause, the architect of the Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 1990s, has died at age 77.
The Bulls confirmed his death on Tuesday. A Chicago native, Krause was both revered and reviled in his hometown.
After taking over as Bulls general manager in 1985, Krause was responsible for bringing together the pieces around Michael Jordan that led to six championships.
He hired Phil Jackson from the Continental Basketball Association as an assistant to coach Doug Collins and eventually fired Collins in favor of the unconventional Jackson. The move raised questions because Collins had led the Bulls to the Eastern Conference finals in 1988 and '89, losing to the eventual champion Detroit Pistons. Read more at ESPN.
He might not have been the architect, as was the case for all six Bulls titles, but Jerry Krause's fingerprints are all over the 2005 White Sox championship. Find out how Jerry Krause impacted the 2005 White Sox World Series title at CSN Chicag.