Red Auerbach

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National Basketball Association coach National Basketball Association executive basketball coach basketball executive human

Red Auerbach was a legendary NBA coach and executive who built the Boston Celtics dynasty of the 1950s and 1960s, leading the team to numerous championships and revolutionizing professional basketball.

Aliases (5)

Arnold "Red" Auerbach ×1
Arnold Auerbach ×1
Auerbach ×1
Red Auerbach as coach of the NBA’s first 25 years ×1
Red Auerbach: Winning the Hard Way ×1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Basketball Association coach → National Basketball Association executive → basketball coach → basketball executive → human →
authored	Basketball for the Player, the Fan and the Coach → Red Auerbach: Winning the Hard Way →
awardReceived	NBA 25th Anniversary Team coach selection → NBA 35th Anniversary Team coach selection → NBA 50 Greatest Coaches recognition → NBA Coach of the Year Award →
causeOfDeath	heart attack →
child	Nancy Auerbach →
collegeAttended	George Washington University →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1917-09-20 →
dateOfDeath	2006-10-28 →
employer	Boston Celtics → Tri-Cities Blackhawks → Washington Capitols →
fullName	Arnold Jacob Auerbach →
givenName	Arnold →
HallOfFameInduction	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame →
HallOfFameInductionYear	1969 →
honor	NBA Coach of the Year Award named in his honor (Red Auerbach Trophy) → member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team coaching legends list →
jerseyNumberRetiredBy	Boston Celtics →
knownFor	building the Boston Celtics dynasty of the 1950s and 1960s → drafting and developing Bill Russell → hiring Bill Russell as the first Black head coach in major North American professional sports → innovative use of the sixth man role → pioneering the fast-break style of play in the NBA →
leagueCoachedIn	National Basketball Association →
NBAChampionshipSeasonsAsExecutive	1967–68 → 1968–69 → 1973–74 → 1975–76 → 1980–81 → 1983–84 → 1985–86 →
NBAChampionshipSeasonsAsHeadCoach	1956–57 → 1958–59 → 1959–60 → 1960–61 → 1961–62 → 1962–63 → 1963–64 → 1964–65 → 1965–66 →
nickname	Red →
numberOfNBAChampionshipsAsExecutive	7 →
numberOfNBAChampionshipsAsHeadCoach	9 →
placeOfBirth	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States →
placeOfDeath	Washington, D.C., United States →
positionHeld	general manager of the Boston Celtics → head coach of the Boston Celtics → team president of the Boston Celtics →
religion	Judaism →
residence	Washington, D.C., United States →
retiredNumber	2 →
signatureGesture	lighting a victory cigar on the bench →
sport	basketball →
spouse	Dorothy Auerbach →
teamCoached	Boston Celtics → Tri-Cities Blackhawks → Washington Capitols →
yearsActiveAsCoach	1946–1966 →
yearsActiveWithBostonCelticsAsCoach	1950–1966 →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bill Russell → Boston Celtics → Tri-Cities Blackhawks →	notableCoach
Johnny Most →	associatedWith
Red Auerbach ("Red Auerbach: Winning the Hard Way") →	authored
Red Auerbach ("Auerbach") →	familyName
Go Up for Glory →	featuresPerson
NBA 25th Anniversary Team coach selection →	hasCoach
Mount Ararat Cemetery →	hasNotableBurial
Washington Capitols →	headCoach
NBA 25th Anniversary Team coach selection ("Arnold "Red" Auerbach") →	honoree
NBA 25th Anniversary Team coach selection →	honors
Red Auerbach ("Arnold Auerbach") →	nicknameOf
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach →	notableInducteeExample
NBA 25th Anniversary Team coach selection ("Red Auerbach as coach of the NBA’s first 25 years") →	recognizes
Boston Celtics →	retiredNumberHonoree
1969 NBA Finals →	winningCoach