Jackson started his career as a basketball player from his college life. He was a member of the "Sigma Alpha Ellison Fraternity" where he played in the NCAA Division 2 tournament.
In 1967, Jackson joined in the second round by the New York Knicks while he was good athlet3. Jackson proved himself as the fan favorite and one of the leading players although he played for a short time. During New York 1969-70 championship season Jackson was unable to play because of spinal fusion surgery.
Jackson also served as a coach for the various team including New Jersy (1978-1981), Albany Patroons (1982-1987), Chicago Bulls as Assistant(1987-1989), and as a coach (1989-2004), and Los Angeles Lakers (2005-2011).
Phil is the winner of the Award "NBA Coach of the Year" in 1996 and in the same year Phil was named ten greatest NBA coaches of all time. At the time, he served for seven years and coached 574 games, and won 414.
Jackosn is active on social networking, Twitter and he has 915K followers. He often posts pictures on his social networking profiles.
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Looking at his personal life, Jackosn married his first wife Maxine in 1967 and divorced in 1972. Following his marriage second wife June in 1974, sadly his second relationship also ended in divorce.
Later he dated Jeanie Buss, the daughter of Lakers owners Jerry Buss whom he met in 1999. the couple announced their engagement in 2013 and they married on December 27, 2016. Jackson has five children are Brooke, Chelsea, Elizabeth, Ben, and Charlie.
As a baseball coach Jackson has served in the various teams from which he collects a big chunk of salary. As of 2022, his estimated net worth is $70 million through which he finances his living and lives a celebrity life.
