Red Auerbach

Basketball Coach

Birthday September 20, 1917

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Brooklyn, NY

DEATH DATE Oct 28, 2006 (89)

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About

Legendary NBA head coach who won nine NBA championships and seven more championships as the Celtics' general manager.

Before Fame

He earned a scholarship to play basketball at George Washington University.

Trivia

He drafted the first African-American player and introduced the first all-African American starting five.

Family Life

He married his girlfriend Dorothy Lewis in 1941.

Associated With

He and Phil Jackson are two of the winningest coaches in NBA history.