On Red's 68th birthday, September 20, , a life-size sculpture of Auerbach was unveiled and placed in Boston's historic Faneuil Hall Marketplace so the public would have a lasting tribute to this basketball genius and legend. He has received seven honorary degrees from various institutions. Red values such honors so much that he kept a previous commitment to American International College by delivering its commencement speech on May 22, , even though it prevented him from being at Boston Garden for the deciding game of the Celtics-Hawks' best-of-seven thriller.
On February 14, , his alma mater, George Washington, bestowed an honorary Doctorate of Public Service Degree, and on June 9, , the university celebrated Red's 80th birthday by unveiling a plaque and a bust of the legendary coach.
This tribute is permanently attached to the exterior of the Smith Center, GW's athletic facility. Red is the author of seven books. In October, , Auerbach's release, M. In , an excellent instructional video entitled Winning Basketball became available to the public featuring the insight, thoughts, and philosophy of Red and three-time NBA Most Valuable Player and Celtics' captain Larry Bird. In , he was recognized as an Honorary Master Chief of the U.
Coast Guard. He played three years of college basketball at GW, and was the team's leading scorer and a defensive specialist. Joined the Celtics in as a head coach and remained with the team until his death in Skip to main content. When Auerbach gave up coaching to become the Celtics general manager in , he appointed Bill Russell as his successor. Russell became not only the first black NBA coach, but the very first African-American coach of a professional sports organization.
Jones black. It is an award given annually to the current Celtic player who "best exemplifies the spirit and meaning of what it is to be a Celtic. Auerbach was the author of seven books. His first, Basketball for the Player, the Fan and Coach , has been translated into seven languages and is the largest-selling basketball book in print.
In October, , M. In , Seeing Red was written with Dan Shaughnessy. Boston Celtics Wiki Explore. Community Portal. Forums Community Links. Recent blog posts. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Red Auerbach. Edit source History Talk 2. John Havlichek was one of Auerbach's most successful players in the sixth man role. Auerbach didn't focus on the individuals on his teams. He looked at the "whole package. Most coaches view the starting five as their best players.
Auerbach looked to his finishers - those who played when the game was on the line. The "sixth" man the first player off the bench was another Auerbach tactic. While other teams' players were getting tired, Auerbach's fresh reserve was expected to provide a boost. The sixth man became a prestigious assignment in Boston, with Ramsey being the first to star in the assignment. Auerbach said that the Celtics represent a philosophy that in its simplest form maintains that victory belongs to the team.
In fact, we won seven league championships without placing even one among the league's top 10 scorers. Our pride was never rooted in statistics. In his first six seasons the Celtics, led by Cousy's playmaking, were entertaining and good but not great. In the playoffs, they fizzled, going Auerbach hugs Bill Russell after the Celtics claim the title.
He gave the St. Louis Hawks, who drafted second, center Ed Macauley and the rights to former Kentucky star Cliff Hagan, who was coming out of the army, for the rights to Russell.
With Russell and two other rookies, Heinsohn and Ramsey, playing prominent roles, they defeated the Hawks, , in double overtime in Game 7 of the Finals. After being defeated in the Finals by the Hawks when Russell was injured , Auerbach would never lose the last game of the season again. In , the Celtics swept the Minneapolis Lakers in four games in the Finals, the first of the eight consecutive championships.
They defeated the Hawks the next two seasons and the Los Angeles Lakers the following two. Then it was the San Francisco Warriors and the Lakers again.
The last title came in April when the Celtics defeated the Lakers in Game 7 in a contest that wasn't as close as the score indicates.
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