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Article: Auerbach, Red
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- Encyclopedia of World Biography
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Red Auerbach
Red Auerbach (1917
–
2006), one of the most successful sports coaches and executives over a half-century, was the mastermind behind the Boston Celtics' 16 National Basketball Association (NBA) championships, the most in the NBA and third most in professional sports.
The strident Auerbach, among other qualities, was a master strategist, a sharp judge of personnel, and a racial pioneer. "Auerbach was fiercely competitive, sometimes to the point of boorishness," Peter May wrote in the
Boston Globe
after Auerbach died in October of 2006 from a heart attack at age 89. He was the first coach to have won 1,000 games, including playoffs; 14 of his players are in the Hall of ...
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