Red and me
Subtitle: my coach, my lifelong friend
By: Bill Russell with Alan Steinberg.
Contributors: Steinberg, Alan, 1945-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9780061766145
Subjects: Auerbach, Red, -- 1917-2006; Russell, Bill, -- 1934-; Basketball coaches -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: 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.
Table of contents: title: Common ground; title: From place A to place B; title: A pretty good sign; title: My father's son; title: What's best for the team; title: We all just lived it; title: Boy what fun; title: Godspeed; title: This is my friend.