Red Auerbach
Red Auerbach · Sports
The winningest architect in NBA history: 9 titles coaching the Boston Celtics, 16 in total; broke the NBA color barrier by drafting Chuck Cooper
1917, Brooklyn, New York City, USA — 2006, Washington, D.C., USA
United States
Red Auerbach is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — The winningest architect in NBA history: 9 titles coaching the Boston Celtics, 16 in total; broke the NBA color barrier by drafting Chuck Cooper
Arnold 'Red' Auerbach was the architect of the greatest dynasty in NBA history, winning nine championships as coach of the Boston Celtics and sixteen in total as coach and executive. In 1950 he drafted Chuck Cooper, the first African-American player drafted into the NBA, breaking the league's color barrier. He was born in Brooklyn to a Jewish family—his father a Russian-Jewish immigrant—and is honored in the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
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Source: Wikipedia; International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
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The winningest architect in NBA history: 9 titles coaching the Boston Celtics, 16 in total; broke the NBA color barrier by drafting Chuck Cooper
Source: Wikipedia; International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
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