- Source of Wealth: Baseketball, NBA
- Age: 74
- Birth Place: Deer Lodge, Montana
- Height: 6′ 8″ (2.03 m)
- Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
- Marital Status: Divorced (June Jackson)
- Full Name: Philip Douglas Jackson
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: September 17, 1945
- Occupation: Basketball Coach, Former Basketball Player)
- Education: Williston, North Dakota
- Children: 5 (Ben, Charlie, Brooke, Chelsea, Elizabeth)
As a coach Phil has won 11 NBA titles. He beat Red Auerbach who held the record of winning nine titles. Phil has won two championships as a player and has the highest winning percentage which is .704. Between 1970 and 1973, Jackson won as a player of the New York Knicks. Phil’s trademark style is the use of Tex Winter’s triangle offense. His coaching approach is highly influenced by the Eastern Philosophy. This made him earn the nickname “Zen Master”. It has been extremely successful as a strategy. Jackson considers the book “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” by Robert Pirsig as his guiding force.
Phil is an author as well. He has written a book called “Sacred Hoops”, which documents Native American spiritual practices. As an author, he has published several other books too. All his books talks about his team and the strategies to keep the team together and work as one. He was awarded the “Roughrider Award” by the state of North Dakota. Jackson has also been included into the “Basketball Hall of Fame”. He was included in 2007.