"The twenty-five-dollar fine he received was worth every penny" - When Red Auerbach backed Bill Russell for knocking out Ray ...

"If he wants it, the job is his" - Red Auerbach admitted Bob Cousy was offered the Celtics job before Bill Russell made ...

Red Auerbach, the greatest coach in the history of the National Basketball Association, died last week. Auerbach led the Boston Celtics to nine NBA championships, including an amazing eight ...

With Red's guidance and knowledge, the Celtics continued to win. In 1968 and 1969, the Celtics added two more titles. After a down period in the early 1970s, Auerbach restructured the team, adding ...

Red Auerbach's coaching philosophy was simple: Only one statistic mattered. At the end of the game, he wanted the number next to his team to be greater than that next to his opponent.

What Red liked the most about Larry. As it turned out, Auerbach made the right decision to sign Bird. "Larry Legend" quickly established himself as one of the best players in the league, capturing ...

Red Auerbach’s crew of contenders in Boston had evolved to that often insurmountable stage of “Personnel Paradox”: one impact player away, but you draft too low to get that “one-in-a ...

Red Auerbach in March 1987. Auerbach, who coached the Boston Celtics to nine championships in the 1950s and 1960s, died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006.

“Red Auerbach wouldn’t believe it,” Heinsohn said. Other attendees at Tuesday’s Auerbach Center grand opening oooh’d and ahhh’d throughout a tour of the gorgeous 70,000-square-foot ...

Red Auerbach will always be remembered as one of the most legendary coaches in NBA history. In his day, loyalty mattered. His daughter believes that isn't the case now.

It's almost like Red Auerbach smoking the cigar." Jackson's gamble almost cost the Lakers. The problem for the Lakers at the time was that the reserves played lackadaisically.

Red Auerbach made the Boston Celtics the first NBA team to draft an African-American player, paving the way for the league's other teams to follow suit.