Arnold Jacob Auerbach
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Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach was a legendary American basketball coach and executive best known for building the Boston Celtics dynasty that dominated the NBA in the 1950s and 1960s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arnold Jacob Auerbach canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
basketball coach
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basketball executive ⓘ human ⓘ sports Hall of Famer ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| coachedTeam |
Boston Celtics
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Tri-Cities Blackhawks ⓘ Washington Capitols ⓘ |
| coachingCareerStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| collegeAttended | George Washington University ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-09-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-10-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | George Washington University ⓘ |
| employer | Boston Celtics ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Auerbach ⓘ |
| givenName | Arnold ⓘ |
| HallOfFameInduction |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as coach (1969)
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as contributor (posthumous, as executive) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building the Boston Celtics dynasty of the 1950s and 1960s
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early support for racial integration in professional basketball ⓘ lighting a victory cigar on the bench ⓘ pioneering fast-break style of play ⓘ |
| leagueCoachedIn | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Boston Celtics ⓘ |
| middleName | Jacob ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| nickname | Red ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
coached first all-Black starting lineup in NBA history
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hired Bill Russell as first Black head coach in major North American professional sports ⓘ |
| numberOfNBAChampionshipsAsCoach | 9 ⓘ |
| numberOfNBAChampionshipsTotalWithCeltics | 16 ⓘ |
| occupation |
basketball coach
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basketball executive ⓘ general manager ⓘ team president ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| positionHeld |
general manager of the Boston Celtics
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head coach of the Boston Celtics ⓘ president of the Boston Celtics ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| teamChampionshipStreak | 8 consecutive NBA championships from 1959 to 1966 ⓘ |
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