this guy has the resume, looks, and attitude that make him legendary

One of the greatest accomplishments in sporting history and Coach Riley dedicates 90% of his speech towards thanking everyone that's brought him to where he stands. What an amazing, humble, and beloved individual. We all could learn a little something from Pat.

Nevermind what he did with the Lakers, thats legendary. What he did with the Knicks is miraculous. People thought he couldn't win without Magic, Kareem & Worthy. He goes to NY, has Patrick Ewing and no other legit 2nd scorer and he made them into contenders that were so close to a title. He saw the team he had and knew he couldn't run Showtime with them so he adapted to the players. Great coaches do that. They adapt

38 year marriage and they both look so good, what a genuine person

He belongs in the hall of fame his contributions to the game are second to none

Thank you Pat for coming to Miami in 95 and turning the Heat organization on its head. Adding Mourning and Timmy , and Marley. Recruiting Wade in 03 . You were one heck of a coach bringing your winning spirit from LA and your about business attitude from NY.

I watch a ton of HOF speeches... this is one of the best ones ever! So humble and perfectly executive for all 24 minutes!

That is one slick, smooth ole dude. I have never been a fan of any of the teams he has coached, but I have always admired Coach Riley.

Imagine the league without him. He was everything to the Lakers and their Showtime years. He was part of the show! He exuded emotion, sensitivity, love, pride, determination, drive - a great leader.

Such a humble man, him and Jackson are the two most legendary coaches

9 titles this man has won 🏆. 1 as a player, 1 as an assistant coach, 5 as a head coach and 2 more as the gm and president of the Heat

Greatest Coach of All Time! Mr. Pat Riley

Pat Riley is in a class all his own. A++ career. Successful in every respect and married for 30+ years. Amazing.

Great speech..very thankful & inspiring. Every time I look at Pat Riley I cant help think of Michael Douglas. He just looks so professional and a born achiever.

One of his big accomplishments and very credit worthy was to really support E.S. as head coach of the Heat. It's rare for as great a coach to take a backseat and support a young and talented coach in his organization.

Jerry West is the greatest architect in the nba history. His blueprint is everywhere: from the leagues heydays util now with the golden state warriors... That's why he is the logo.

Pat Riley always seems like a great guy.

With what he did as a coach and then as a GM/President, he is arguably a top 5 coach of all tme and the second best Executive behind only Jerry West. True legend.

Love Pat Riley, best coach and player

Wow, class & style = Pat Riley.... SOOO many forever memories of him on that sideline~what a privilege to have witnessed so many great basketball moments!

Such a class act and great coach

As a Chicago fan, we fucking hated him in the 90's. Now, we have nothing but the upmost respect for him. Not just because he retired Jordan's jersey, but because how much he made basketball entertaining by putting up a good fight with any team he was coaching. He always gave credit were credit was due, and you'll hear it in his early interviews. Legendary coach! Thank you!

Great speech. Coach Riley is a class act! A champion in any arena! Lots of Lakers Memories!

That was an amazing speech

Not too long ago during a lunch break at work a few guys my age were talking about Riley and Showtime, etc, and a couple of the young twentysomething kids overheard us and were like "I didn't know Pat Riley was ever with the Lakers." The ultimate facepalm moment.

One of my favorite Kentucky Wildcats. He was one helluva college player too. 1st team All American.

You. ARE. One of the. Great. Coach. Ever. That. REAL TALKED. Pat.. You. ARE one. My .Favorite. Coach. You. Dessert. TO. Be. Into. HALL OF FAME. MUCH appreciated. TO you. And also. Your family .WITH. MUCH Respect. Pat. THANKYOU A..lots

What a man, what a coach!

Thank you Pat RILEY 😕😢😭! You're my best top 3 coaches in the NBA I think🤔🤨😉🤗❤️. Because I can recognize you everytime 😉🤗😘👍🏼👌🏼💪🏼✊🏼🤘🏼 From FRANCE 😍

I will Always Love this Man!!

Jerry West looks wonderful because he took GREAT care of himself way to go Mr. wild wild West 🏀🏀

Great communicator, motivator and smart man.

Excellent Coach!! God Bless! NYC LOVES YOU 2017 BABY!!

Greatest Kentucky alumni in nba history

Riles.... Hats off & thank you.... God bless🙏🏼

Excellent Coach!

Pat Riley I hated you when you played against the rockets but man you deserve the Hall of Fame more than any coach I know congratulations is in order

what a wonderful man and coach he did it in 3 diff era's 3 diff ways anyone can do it with stars cough phil but he won a tittle with just a prime d-wade and a older shaq and great role players that is talent and skill

Absolute CLASS

One of my favorite and classiest Coachs of all times.

Another great moment for Riles.Thanks Pat.

He is having too much fun. He was rocking out right behind me last Thursday night at a Springsteen concert. Got to shake his hand and see the new ring.

Said I would'nt gonna tear up. I did Pat Riley87' -88' @LA City Hall. Memories

Die hard Knicks fan Pat Riley brought toughness and class to The Garden. but we were always one player short to ever think of beating Mr Jordan..

Living in L.A. during Showtime was a great time for me.Thank You Riles

Love Pat Riley! A great coach & guy!

What makes him so great is that he’s overcome big losses in his career to repeatedly win and win again.

He played for the legendary Adolph Rupp at Kentucky in the 1960's.

Pat Riley great coach

He got a 5th ring as assistant coach in 1980, too, back when LA only had 2 of them and they were very involved with structuring the plays and such. In footage from that season, Riley is usually in the huddle with Westhead squatting down in his usual style.

The way James Worthy say back up because he noticed the cameras were on him 🤣🤣

Congrats!!!

From a Heat Fan....and IMO.....Pat is the greatest coach ever.

Near the end I started thinking he could have had a part on Mad Men for an episode...he would have blended in well. I've been binging on these Hall of Fame Speeches for a week now, and I come away with a great feeling about people. I wish these men would stand up and tell the fools that want to employ fear mongering and mistrust against fellow people in this society that we have a tremendous amount of strength available to us, but it takes leadership to make us get off the fences. It takes the common man to speak up about the abuse of power and misuse of the media to engender division and anxiety. You can feel it with these speeches and interviews. The Irving Johnson Larry Bird story. Becoming human beings. Not sociopaths and users. Now about that hair product, Pat...I could use something...I'm starting to clown out.

I used to spend a lot of time in LAX back when going around inside an airport was no big deal, dating two Delta stewardesses at different times. Every once in awhile, while waiting for one of them incoming or my own flight going out, I would see the Lakers as a group, led by Pat in a dark blue suit and tie, Magic, Worthy, Cooper, Wilkes, and of course Kareem, all gentlemen. So light on their feet, with big smiles, going where they needed to go. The greatest team ever !

Favorite coach of all time.

Pat Riley coached great players Magic Johnson Kareem Abdul Jabbar James Worthy Bob McAdoo Jamaal Wilkes Patrick Ewing Alonzo Mourning Tim Hardaway Shaquille O'Neal Dwyane Wade

Great Speech!!!!

Certainly one of the best

Great man!

My favorite coach of all time. Go Big Blue.

The greatest coach.

He has it. all. Great leader!

Love you pat my knicks coach

one of the greatest coaches

Woahhhh I used to live in Schenectady for 5 years, my dad's family for almost 50, and I've lived within 20 miles my whole life and never knew pat Riley was from there

The kingpin of basketball, ladies and gentlemen, Pat Riley.

Pat Riley is causing grown men who played basketball for him or who played basketball in the NBA grown men are glowing in admiration as they listen to the coach. Everybody in that stadium or amphitheater whatever it is it's at all and very happy to be mentioned by Pat Riley.

Something in the water in FLorida, he and Chris Bosh BEST HOF speeches ever. Pat Riley = class act !!!!!!! Coming from a fellow fan of The Boss also

That man had done it all- won championships as a coach. Got teams to the NBA Finals.

What a guy.

Legend

Pat Riley is style and substance

Best coach ever 😊

1)Red Auerbach 2)Pat Riley 3)Phil Jackson 4)Coach Pop 5)Chuck Daily

2006...Greatest season i ever saw...when wade threw the ball!!! OMG

i keep a lot of heat - pat riley

making a case for one hell of a gm too

Pat's a winner.

Everywhere He went .. it was a winner

Hadda cut Phil's induction speech clip short and switch to coach Riley's after he damn near put me to sleep.

GOAT

i miss his 10-40W hair

I’d love to see a video of Pat in his 427 Vette, so cool…

Pat Riley has always been a class act. When he was the coach of "my" Lakers, LA lived and died with that team. The Lakers were the religion of Los Angeles when Riles was their coach. That you, Coach Riley.

the coach

this man is the essence of what the NBA was

Pat Riley rocks 😊

Played in the champion ship where the first black plyers was started all five from Texas a& championship

Class Act!

what a hoss, guy coached magic, kareem, worthy, wade, shaq, ewing and the knicks, just the fucking man. now he's running the show up in the mia organzation and is the orchestrator behind and up and coming dynasty led by LBJ. #SWAG

He look's like a mobster

the fucking man

G.O.A.T.

SHOUT THAT UP... once upon the time kids, there's was something really but really COOL , call VHS & NBA.

The Don

Cool pat ridley was awesome coach for LA showtime lakes basketball team and he had many hame of fame on that team and their great championships and now with Miami heat main offices and he.was special Florida state and doing well and nice person and LA showtime have 17 and great player

its strange how kareem seems to be ostracized from the inner sanctum. I noticed that too in the magic hof speech. aside from magic and west, who was more important then kareem to the lakers or the nba for that matter. why is that?

Man Jamal Mashburn is right, Riles can run a Fortune 500 company

Thank you for coaching the NY Knick’s