Red Auerbach biography
Red Auerbach, byname of Arnold Jacob Auerbach, (born Sept. 20, 1917, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.—died Oct. 28, 2006, Washington, D.C.), American skilled basketball coach whose National Basketball Association (NBA) Boston Celtics received 9 NBA championships and 885 video games in opposition to 455 losses.
Auerbach started teaching at St. Alban’s Preparatory School (1940) and Roosevelt High School (1940–43), each in Washington, D.C. During World War II he served within the U.S. Navy (1943–46), and after the conflict he coached the Basketball Association of America’s Washington Capitals and the NBA’s Tri-Cities Blackhawks earlier than changing into coach of the Celtics in 1950.
Under Auerbach the Celtics dominated the NBA, making the play-offs in every of his 16 seasons as coach of the crew and profitable eight straight championships from 1959 to 1966. Auerbach’s proficient Celtics groups featured 11 future Hall of Famers, together with Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, Bill Russell, and Bill Sharman. His trademark as a Celtics coach was lighting a “victory cigar” on the bench within the closing seconds of video games, delighting Celtic followers and infuriating the followers of their opponents. Auerbach retired in 1966 as coach and have become president and basic supervisor of the Celtics. Under his administration the Celtics received six extra NBA titles. He retired as basic supervisor in 1984 however remained lively in selling the Celtics custom. Auerbach was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1968.
