000			01485cam a2200181 a 4500
999			_c40368 _d40368
008			090109s2009 nyuaf 000 0beng
020			_a9780061766145
100	1		_aRussell, Bill,
245	1	0	_aRed and me : _bmy coach, my lifelong friend / _cBill Russell with Alan Steinberg.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bHarperCollins, _cc2009.
300			_axvi, 187 p. :
520			_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.
650		0	_aBasketball coaches _vBiography.
700	1		_aSteinberg, Alan,
942			_cBK
050	0	0	_aGV884.A8 _bR87 2009