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Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 27, 2006) was an American professional basketball coach and executive. He served as a head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA), most notably with the Boston Celtics .
A statue of long-time Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach by Lloyd Lillie (sometimes called Arnold "Red" Auerbach or Red Auerbach) is installed outside Quincy Market at Faneuil Hall, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Red Auerbach won nine championships with the Boston Celtics and won eight consecutive titles from 1959 to 1966. John Kundla, Pat Riley, and current San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich have each won five championships.
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle won his 939th game as a head coach on Monday, surpassing Celtics legend Red Auerbach for 12th on the all-time wins list.
The Celtics won their first NBA championship in the 1957 NBA Finals under the coaching of Red Auerbach. Auerbach is the franchise's all-time leader in the number of regular-season and playoff wins as a coach. [2] Auerbach and Bill Fitch were included in the Top 10 Coaches in NBA history. [3]
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Head coach Red Auerbach went on to call him "the guts of the team". [10] Nicknamed "Hondo" (a nickname inspired by the 1953 movie of the same name starring John Wayne), [2] Havlicek revolutionized the "sixth man" role in the NBA coming off the bench for the Celtics during his early years. [11] [12] [13]
Auerbach died peacefully at his home in London on Monday morning, his representatives confirmed.