01437cam a2200157 a 4500008004100000020001800041100001900059245008400078250001200162260004300174300001800217520096500235650003501200700002101235050002301256090109s2009    nyuaf         000 0beng    a97800617661451 aRussell, Bill,10aRed and me :bmy coach, my lifelong friend /cBill Russell with Alan Steinberg.  a1st ed.  aNew York, NY :bHarperCollins,cc2009.  axvi, 187 p. :  aBasketball legend Bill Russell pays homage to his mentor and coach, the inimitable Red Auerbach, in this story of an unlikely and enduring friendship set against the backdrop of the greatest basketball dynasty in NBA history. When Bill Russell joined the Boston Celtics in 1957 as the nation's first prominent black basketball star, he was not expecting much from his coach. Despite two national college championships and an Olympic gold medal, Russell's previous coaches--all whites--had barely spoken to him. Russell's style was unorthodox, redefining the meaning of defense and offense, and many scouts dismissed him. Yet Auerbach, the Jewish outsider in Irish Boston, immediately took to Russell, the African American from Louisiana and Oakland, and he was a coach like no other. Together they made sports history, battled prejudice both on and off the court, created a team chemistry for the ages--and became lifelong friends.--From publisher description. 0aBasketball coachesvBiography.1 aSteinberg, Alan,00aGV884.A8bR87 2009