IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 497 
To honor the memory of Arnold ‘‘Red’’ Auerbach. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2006 
Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. COBLE, Mr. NEAL of Massachu-
setts, Mr. FILNER, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. OWENS, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Illinois, Mr. OLVER, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. FRANK 
of Massachusetts, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. 
MEEKS of New York, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. 
MCNULTY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. WATSON, Mr. 
ALLEN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. SIMMONS, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. 
KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mrs. 
JONES of Ohio, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, 
Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. 
HIGGINS, Mr. BOREN, Mr. SABO, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. 
SHIMKUS, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. NADLER, Ms. DEGETTE, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. 
DAVIS of California, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. KIND, Mr. OBEY, Mr. 
MORAN of Virginia, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. FARR, and Mr. INSLEE) sub-
mitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
To honor the memory of Arnold ‘‘Red’’ Auerbach. 
Whereas Arnold ‘‘Red’’ Auerbach was born on September 20, 
1917, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of immigrants 
from Minsk, Russia; 
Whereas Red started playing basketball as a public school 
student in Brooklyn and later became a star guard for 
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Eastern District High School, making all-scholastic sec-
ond team in his senior year; 
Whereas Red started his coaching career at St. Albans Prep 
School and Roosevelt High School in Washington, D.C., 
before serving in the United States Navy from 1943 to 
1946; 
Whereas, in 1946, Red began his professional coaching career 
with the Washington Capitols in the Basketball Associa-
tion of America (BAA) and led the team to the 1947 and 
1949 division titles, joining the Boston Celtics as coach 
in 1950 after the BAA merged with the National Basket-
ball Association (NBA); 
Whereas Red’s record of success on the basketball court and 
in the Celtics’ front office is unmatched; 
Whereas during Red’s leadership of the Boston Celtics, the 
team won 16 NBA championships, including 9 champion-
ships, with a record 8 in a row, during Red’s tenure as 
coach; 
Whereas when Red retired from coaching in 1966 to become 
general manager of the Celtics, he was the winningest 
coach in NBA history with 1,037 victories and had won 
almost two-thirds of the games he had coached over a 20- 
year NBA coaching career; 
Whereas during his nearly 57-year tenure with the Celtics as 
Head Coach, General Manager, Vice Chairman of the 
Board, and President, Red was the architect of one of 
the greatest dynasties in the history of professional 
sports; 
Whereas Red infused the Celtics organization with the values 
of teamwork, respect, tenacity, and loyalty, creating a 
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