A stute fans of the Boston Celtics don't need any explanation as to why the storied franchise chose to retire a jersey number to honor Arnold "Red" Auerbach, a man who never played a single minute ...

Arnold Auerbach was born on Sept. 20, 1917 in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of hard-working immigrants from Minsk, Russia. His father, Hyman, had left Russia when he was 13 and migrated to Brooklyn.

We are talking about the jersey that was retired to honor legendary Celtics head coach and team president Arnold "Red" Auerbach, which was sent up to the rafters in a ceremony in 1985. Given all ...

Iconic Boston Celtics head coach and general manager Red Auerbach was as competitive as it gets, and it could occasionally boil over into more than simply taunting his opponents on the court with a ...