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College Hall of Famer, father of Chicago Bulls coach, dies

Story byJ. P. HoornstraTue, February 17, 2026 at 2:24 AM UTC·2 min readBill Donovan, the father of Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan and a member of Boston College’s Hall of Fame, died Saturday. He was 85. Bill Donovan played three years of basketball for the Eagles, where he became the fourth player in school history to score 1,000 points.

College Hall of Famer, father of Chicago Bulls coach, dies

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Key Highlights

  • A three-year starter and team captain his senior season, he finished with 1,012 points and was inducted to the Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 2000. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMORE: College baseball team bus crashes, killing one aboard: reportsDonovan never played basketball professionally.
  • After being discharged from the U. S.
  • Army, he graduated from Harvard’s business management and was appointed president of JP Stevens Textiles.“He made everyone feel like a billion dollars,” longtime Florida Gators play-by-play broadcaster Mick Hubert wrote on Donovan’s obituary page Monday.
  • “His light shown everywhere he went.
  • His smile and laugh was infectious.
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