Red Auerbach Net Worth

Red Auerbach Net Worth is
$13 Million

Red Auerbach Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006) was an American basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Boston Celtics. After he retired from coaching, he served as president and front office executive of the Celtics until his death. As a coach, he won 938 games (a record at his retirement) and nine National Basketball Association (NBA) championships in ten years (a number surpassed only by Phil Jackson, who won 11 in twenty years). As general manager and team president of the Celtics, he 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 in the history of North American professional sports.Auerbach is remembered as a pioneer of modern basketball, redefining basketball as a game dominated by team play and defense and for introducing the fast break as a potent offensive weapon. He groomed many players who went on to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Additionally, Auerbach was vital in breaking down color barriers in the NBA. He made history by drafting the first African-American NBA player, Chuck Cooper in 1950, and introduced the first African-American starting five in 1964. Famous for his polarizing nature, he was well known for smoking a cigar when he thought a victory was assured, a habit that became, for many, "the ultimate symbol of victory" during his Boston tenure.In 1967, the NBA Coach of the Year award, which he had won in 1965, was named the "Red Auerbach Trophy," and Auerbach was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1969. In 1980, he 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 1980. In addition, 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.

Date Of BirthSeptember 20, 1917, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
DiedOctober 28, 2006, Washington, D.C., United States
Place Of BirthBrooklyn, New York, USA
Height5' 10" (1.78 m)
ChildrenNancy Auerbach, Randy Auerbach
AwardsNBA Coach of the Year Award
Star SignVirgo
#Trademark
1Lighting a "victory cigar" on the bench near the end of a game when the Celtics had the game in hand.
#Quote
1Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.
#Fact
1Grandfather of Julie Auerbach Flieger (Nancy's daughter).
2Father of Nancy Auerbach Collins and Randy Auerbach.
3Brother of Zang Auerbach.
4President of Boston Celtics (2001-present) and Vice Chairman of the Board of Boston Celtics (1997-present). [December 2003]
5Inducted into the ESPN Boston Hall of Fame in 2011 (inaugural class) with Larry Bird, Bobby Orr, Bill Russell, and Ted Williams.
6Never once had an assistant coach during his entire NBA coaching career.
7In 1963, became the first NBA coach to start five black players in a game when he started Sam Jones, K.C. Jones, Tom Sanders, Willie Naulls, and Bill Russell.
8Became the first ever coach to select a black player in the NBA draft when he selected Chuck Cooper in the 2nd round of the 1950 NBA draft.
9Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.
10Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1979.
11Recipient of the National Basketball Hall of Fame's John Bunn Award in 1980.
12NBA Coach of the Year (1965).
13NBA 25th Anniversary All-Time team coach (1970).
14Led Boston to 10 Eastern Division titles in 16 years (1956-1966).
15Coached in the NBA East-West All-Star Game 11 consecutive years (1957-1967) and compiled a 7-4 record.
16Authored the widely circulated basketball book "Basketball for the Player, the Fan and the Coach."
17Head coach for the BAA Washington Capitals (1946-1949) and the NBA Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1949-1950).
18Assistant coach for Duke University (1949-1950).
19Played for the ABL/EBL Harrisburg Senators (1942-1943).
20Led Washington to two division titles (1947, 1949).
21Named greatest coach in the history of the NBA by the Professional Basketball Writers Association of America (1980).
22Named NBA Executive of the Year (1980).
23He has worked for the Boston Celtics for more than fifty years.
24Won more NBA titles than any other head coach (nine, recently tied by Los Angeles Lakers' coach Phil Jackson).
25His Celtics won eight consecutive NBA titles from 1958-1959 to 1965-1966.
26Inducted into the Sport in Society Hall of Fame, 1995.
27Enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 1969.
28Coach of the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics, 1950-1966; then served as team's general manager, vice president, president, and vice chairman of the board.

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Basketball Man2007Video documentaryHimself
ESPN 25: Who's #1?2004-2006TV Series documentaryHimself
Charlie Rose2005TV SeriesHimself
The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame...2005TV SeriesHimself
ESPN SportsCentury1999-2002TV Series documentaryHimself
Bill Russell: My Life, My Way2000TV Movie documentaryHimself - Celtics Coach 1950-1966 (as Arnold 'Red' Auerbach)
Long Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association1997TV Movie documentaryHimself - Coach
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel1995TV SeriesHimself - Boston Celtics Coach (segment "Coach")
Amazing Grace and Chuck1987Himself
1984 NBA Oldtimer's Game1984TV MovieHimself
Late Night with David Letterman1982TV SeriesHimself
The White Shadow1980TV SeriesHimself
The Mike Douglas Show1977TV SeriesHimself - Basketball Coach
The Way It Was1975-1976TV SeriesHimself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1967TV SeriesHimself - Guest
That Regis Philbin Show1965TV SeriesHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Glickman2013TV Movie documentary
The First Basket2008DocumentaryHimself
:03 from Gold2002TV Movie documentaryHimself (uncredited)

Known for movies

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