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RIP Red Auerbach
Just heard it on ESPN
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![]() R.I.P. |
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Red Auerbach ![]() Red Auerbach speaks after being honored with the 2006 Lone Sailor Award Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20, 1917 ?- October 28, 2006) was the president of the NBA's Boston Celtics, and was its coach from 1950 to 1966, including a stretch from 1959 to 1966 when the Celtics won eight straight NBA championships. Prior to coaching the Celtics, Auerbach coached the now-defunct Washington Capitols to two division titles in 1947 and 1949. The 1947 team's 0.817 winning percentage remained the NBA's highest for the next 20 years. In the 1949-50 season, he coached the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. During his twenty years as a coach, he won 938 regular season games, a record that would stand until Lenny Wilkens broke it in the 1994-95 season. Auerbach is tied with Phil Jackson for the most NBA championship rings as a coach with nine. He also won the NBA Executive of the Year award with the Celtics in the 1979-1980 season. Auerbach remained to his death the best-known NBA executive, and was named the greatest coach in the history of the NBA by the Professional Basketball Writers Association of America in 1980. Prior to coaching in the NBA, Auerbach was an assistant coach at Duke University. Prior to his death, Red Auerbach was still working with youngsters, coaching at the Red Auerbach Basketball School. He was also the chairman of the Red Auerbach Youth Foundation. Red Auerbach is an alumnus of George Washington University. For several years, the GW Men's Basketball team hosted and participated in the Red Auerbach Classic, going undefeated and winning the championship each year that it was held. In recent years, Auerbach had been in and out of hospitals for unspecified health problems (Auerbach's family has requested that information on his condition not be released). In the summer of 2005, he was unable to attend his own basketball camp and in September, he was hospitalized again, but was released from the hospital in October. Auerbach passed away on October 28, 2006 at the age of 89. |
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One of the greats... I think he's been sick for awhile... RIP.
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RIP Red
![]() ![]() Last edited by BuckeyeMike80; 10-28-2006 at 09:36 PM. |
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Great coach. He was way before my time. But what I've heard and read about him, what he did as a coach with the Celtics was amazing.
RIP Red |
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This was certainly the saddest news of the day, week, month.
Long and full life Red Auerbach had, that is one good thing to think on. |
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RIP, Coach.....
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Man, I hated it every time he lit up one of his "victory cigars" on the sideline.
He did a helluva job for the Celtics for a long time. |
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Im gonna miss him. Red was the one to bring Bird to beantown, and all those great championships....RIP Red.
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Rest in Peace, Red. I think I'll have to smoke a cigar today. You'll be missed.
Last edited by coastalbuck; 10-29-2006 at 06:59 AM. Reason: added picture |
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Being a Boston Celtics fan and watching the Celtics since the early 80's, I know how much he meant to the city of Boston and the game of basketball, the game just lost a legend.
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Last edited by OSUBasketballJunkie; 10-29-2006 at 08:30 AM. |
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Great post
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