01485cam a2200181 a 4500 40368 40368 090109s2009 nyuaf 000 0beng 9780061766145 Russell, Bill, Red and me : my coach, my lifelong friend / Bill Russell with Alan Steinberg. 1st ed. New York, NY : HarperCollins, c2009. xvi, 187 p. : Basketball 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. Basketball coaches Biography. Steinberg, Alan, BK GV884.A8 R87 2009 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC MAIN MAIN OOLNR 2025-03-04 GFT 0 GV 884 .A8R87 2009 00052111 2025-03-04 00:00:00 1 2025-03-04 BK