Autographs of Dick Motta
John Richard Motta (born September 3, 1931) is an American former basketball coach whose career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) spanned 25 years. Motta coached the Washington Bullets to the 1978 NBA Championship, and he won the 1971 NBA Coach of the Year Award with the Chicago Bulls. Motta is eighth all-time with 1,952 games as coach, while ranking 13th in wins and fourth in losses; he has the most wins of eligible coaches not currently inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. In 25 seasons as a coach, he reached the postseason fourteen times.
Known as a strict disciplinarian with high expectations for his players, Motta developed a reputation for putting together well-conditioned, tough, physical teams. He was known for his eccentric personality and fiery temper, which included infamously throwing his jacket at a referee, kicking a basketball into the stands and throwing a dollar bill onto the court and demanding it to play after a GM traded one of his players for cash considerations. He retired from coaching in 1997 and ran a bed and breakfast with his wife in Bear Lake, Idaho.
John Richard Motta was born on September 3, 1931, in Midvale, Utah. He attended Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah, where he excelled in basketball.
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Traded items with a signature of Dick Motta
The most expensive item with a signature of Dick Motta (DICK MOTTA SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 HAND DRAWN PLAY BULLETS VERY RARE BECKETT BAS) was sold in April 2025 for £94.46 while the cheapest item (DICK MOTTA Personally Autographed Signed NBA Card BULLS MAVERICKS KINGS FreeShip) found a new owner for £11.50 in August 2025. The month with the most items sold (4) was April 2025 with an average selling price of £53.94 for an autographed item of Dick Motta. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2026 with £69.33 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £11.59 was January 2026. In average, an autographed item from Dick Motta is worth £43.60.
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