65 years old (Born on October 27, 1959)
Happy Birthday, Coach Rick Carlisle! From your days as a gritty NBA forward to becoming the mastermind behind the bench, you've always known how to call the shots. Who else could have guided Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks to their first-ever NBA Championship in 2011? Clearly, your playbook had some magic hidden between those pages.Whether pacing courtside with Detroit Pistons intensity or orchestrating Indiana Pacers' precision plays, you've proven that coaching is truly an art form—especially when it involves yelling at referees. Here's hoping your birthday cake is sweeter than a buzzer-beater victory. Cheers to another year of legendary sideline antics!