Frank Layden, the sharp-witted former coach who led the Utah Jazz to the playoffs for the first time, has died. He was 93.

Frank Layden, who coached the Utah Jazz with a colorful presence in the 1980s and was instrumental in building the team’s success in the ’90s, died at 93, the Jazz announced Wednesday. No cause of death was shared.

Frank Layden, the former Utah Jazz head coach who oversaw the drafting and development of Karl Malone and John Stockton, died Wednesday, according to Deseret News.