2020 In Review: Jerry Sloan Was Someone I Couldn't Ever Forget

Enduring image of Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan was kindness, humor on my secret, special day

Jerry Sloan was dying. Back in 2014, nobody knew this. Dementia is like that; it slowly robs you of your body until you're reliant on others to complete the most simple tasks. 

If you knew Sloan at all though, he'd let anyone do anything for him — over his dead body. Until he passed away at age 78 on Friday, May 22, 2020, he did things his way. However, …