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Red Auerbach Memorabilia
Red Auerbach was a basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, and the Boston Celtics. After Red Auerbach retired from coaching, he served as president and front office executive of the Boston Celtics until his death. As a coach, Red Auerbach won 938 games (a record at his retirement) and nine NBA championships (surpassed only by Phil Jackson). As general manager and team president of the Boston Celtics, Red Auerbach won an additional seven NBA titles, for a grand total of 16 in a span of 29 years, making him one of the most successful team officials ever in the history of North American professional sports. Red Auerbach is remembered as a pioneer of modern basketball, redefining basketball as a game dominated by team play and tough defense rather than individual feats and high scoring and introducing the fast break as a potent offensive weapon. Red Auerbach groomed many players who went on to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Additionally, Red Auerbach was vital in breaking down color barriers in the NBA. Red Auerbach made history by drafting the first African-American NBA player, Chuck Cooper in 1950, and introduced the first fully black starting five in 1964. In 1967, the NBA Coach of the Year award, which Red Auerbach had won in 1965, was named the "Red Auerbach Trophy," and Red Auerbach was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1969. In 1980, Red Auerbach was named the greatest coach in the history of the NBA by the Professional Basketball Writers Association of America,and was NBA Executive of the Year in 1981. In addition, Red Auerbach was voted one of the NBA 10 Greatest Coaches in history, was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and is honored with a retired number-2 jersey in the TD Garden, the home of the Boston Celtics. Authentic Red Auerbach Signed Framed Basketball Memorabilia are found at Hollywood Collectibles. This piece of Sports Memorabilia comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from Rich Altman.
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