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Auerbach, Red (Arnold Jacob Auerbach) (ou`ərbăk', –bäk'), 1917–2006, American basketball coach and executive, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. As coach of the Boston Celtics (1950–66), he built the last-place club into one of the most dominant teams in the history of professional sports with the help of players such as Bob Cousy Cousy, Bob (Robert Joseph Cousy) , 1928–, American basketball player, b. New York City. During his career with the Boston Celtics (1951–63), Cousy established a reputation as the National Basketball Association's finest backcourt player, a brilliant
..... Click the link for more information. and Bill Russell Russell, Bill (William Felton Russell), 1934–, American basketball player, b. Monroe, La. Named All-American while on the Univ. of San Francisco team, he played on the gold-medal-winning U.S. team at the 1956 Olympics.
..... Click the link for more information. . His Celtics won nine championships, eight consecutively (1957, 1959–66). Auerbach also broke the color bar in professional basketball, becoming the first NBA coach to draft (1950) an African American, and the first to field (1963–64) an all-black starting five. He retired as coach in 1966 with a career winning percentage of .662. His all-time record for wins as a coach (1,037, including playoff victories) was later broken by Lenny Wilkens Wilkens, Lenny (Leonard Randolph Wilkens), 1937–, American basketball player and coach, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. After playing at Providence College, he joined the St.
..... Click the link for more information. . Auerbach also served as the team's general manager (1950–84) and president (1970–1997, 2001–6).

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See his autobiography (1977).

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