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Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (born September 20, 1917) is president of basketball operations for the Boston Celtics, an NBA basketball team, and was its coach from 1950 to 1966, including a stretch from 1959 to 1966 when the Celtics won eight straight NBA championships. During his twenty 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. Auerbach holds the record for the most NBA championship rings as a coach with nine. This record has been tied by Phil Jackson of the Los Angeles Lakers. Auerbach remains the best-known NBA executive, and was named the greatest coach in the history of the NBA by the Professional Basketball Writers Association of America in 1980.

Red Auerbach is still working with youngsters, coaching at the Red Auerbach Basketball School.

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	'''Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach''' (born [[September 20]], [[1917]]) is president of basketball operations for the [[Boston Celtics]], an [[National Basketball Association\|NBA]] basketball team, and was its coach from [[1950]] to [[1966]], including a stretch from [[1959]] to 1966 when the Celtics won eight straight NBA championships. He remains the best-known NBA executive, and was named the greatest coach in the history of the NBA by the		'''Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach''' (born [[September 20]], [[1917]]) is president of basketball operations for the [[Boston Celtics]], an [[National Basketball Association\|NBA]] basketball team, and was its coach from [[1950]] to [[1966]], including a stretch from [[1959]] to 1966 when the Celtics won eight straight NBA championships. During his twenty 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. Auerbach holds the record for the most NBA championship rings as a coach with nine. This record has been tied by [[Phil Jackson\|Phil Jackson]] of the [[Los Angeles Lakers\|Los Angeles Lakers]]. Auerbach remains the best-known NBA executive, and was named the greatest coach in the history of the NBA by the
	[[Professional Basketball Writers Association of America]] in [[1980]].		[[Professional Basketball Writers Association of America]] in [[1980]].