FFG - TRIBUTE #7
Mr. Red Auerbach.
Larry Bird on Red:
"For a man to be there as long as he's been there and accomplish what he accomplished, it's mind-boggling,"
"He always said a year's not very long," Bird said. "As you get older you realize that. It goes by fast. And you're going to have ups and downs. But you've got to have a vision and see which way you want to go. Stay the course."
(from indystar.com)
Career Highlights:
— Coached the now-defunct Washington Capitols to two division titles in 1947 and 1949.
—The 1947 Capitols’ .817 winning percentage remained the NBA’s highest for the next 20 years. The team also won 17 straight games at one point during the season, a streak that would remain a league record until 1969.
—Coached the Tri-Cities Blackhawks for the 1949-50 season.
—Coached Boston Celtics from 1950 to 1966 winning nine championships, including a stretch from 1959 to 1966 when the Celtics won eight straight NBA championships. —In 20 years as a coach, he won 938 regular season games, a record that would stand until Lenny Wilkens broke it in the 1994-95 season.
—Led Boston to 99 playoff victories, fourth all-time behind Phil Jackson, Pat Riley and Larry Brown.
—Finished with nine NBA championship rings, later tied by Phil Jackson.
—NBA Coach of the Year in 1965.
—Coached 11 Hall of Famers.
—NBA 25th Anniversary All-Time team coach (1970)
—Coached in the NBA East-West All-Star Game 11 consecutive years (1957-67) and compiled a 7-4 record.
—Enshrined as a coach on April 13, 1969 in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
—Won the NBA Executive of the Year award with the Celtics in the 1979-1980 season.
—Named the greatest coach in the history of the NBA by the Professional Basketball Writers Association of America in 1980.
(Stats from Canada.com)
1917 - 2006
Larry Bird on Red:
"For a man to be there as long as he's been there and accomplish what he accomplished, it's mind-boggling,"
"He always said a year's not very long," Bird said. "As you get older you realize that. It goes by fast. And you're going to have ups and downs. But you've got to have a vision and see which way you want to go. Stay the course."
(from indystar.com)
Career Highlights:
— Coached the now-defunct Washington Capitols to two division titles in 1947 and 1949.
—The 1947 Capitols’ .817 winning percentage remained the NBA’s highest for the next 20 years. The team also won 17 straight games at one point during the season, a streak that would remain a league record until 1969.
—Coached the Tri-Cities Blackhawks for the 1949-50 season.
—Coached Boston Celtics from 1950 to 1966 winning nine championships, including a stretch from 1959 to 1966 when the Celtics won eight straight NBA championships. —In 20 years as a coach, he won 938 regular season games, a record that would stand until Lenny Wilkens broke it in the 1994-95 season.
—Led Boston to 99 playoff victories, fourth all-time behind Phil Jackson, Pat Riley and Larry Brown.
—Finished with nine NBA championship rings, later tied by Phil Jackson.
—NBA Coach of the Year in 1965.
—Coached 11 Hall of Famers.
—NBA 25th Anniversary All-Time team coach (1970)
—Coached in the NBA East-West All-Star Game 11 consecutive years (1957-67) and compiled a 7-4 record.
—Enshrined as a coach on April 13, 1969 in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
—Won the NBA Executive of the Year award with the Celtics in the 1979-1980 season.
—Named the greatest coach in the history of the NBA by the Professional Basketball Writers Association of America in 1980.
(Stats from Canada.com)
1917 - 2006
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