Former Utah Jazz and Utah Starzz head coach Frank Layden has died, according to multiple reports. He was 93.

Frank Layden, the sharp-witted former coach who led the Utah Jazz to the playoffs for the first time, has died. He was 93.

Frank Layden, who coached the Utah Jazz with a colorful presence in the 1980s and was instrumental in building the team’s success in the ’90s, died at 93, the Jazz announced Wednesday. No cause of death was shared.