But Dave Bing, the 1966-67 Rookie of the Year and NBA scoring champ during just his second season with the Detroit Pistons, knew Coleman well before most people did.

Brighton Former Detroit mayor Dave Bing talks with others before the start of the Shining Light Regional Cooperation Awards ceremony at Ford Field in Detroit on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.

Dave Bing was a seven-time NBA All-Star, the 1967 NBA Rookie of the Year, the 1968 NBA scoring champion and a two-time All-NBA first-team selection. "I haven't spoken to him," said Chandler, the ...

It would be shameful to not recognize former Mayor Dave Bing. Bing was instrumental in stabilizing the City of Detroit at a time of great scandal and uncertainty on the heels of the Kilpatrick fiasco.

Detroit Mayor David Bing in a Jan. 18, 2013 file photo. Bing announced Wednesday a plan to shut down dozens of Detroit businesses that the city says are operating illegally. By ...