I did a lousy job on the bench; my substitutions were terrible. Shrug it off and forget it. This is my loss.'" Related: "This ...

"And he was about the proudest man in the world," says Paul Silas about Red Auerbach on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. Red Auerbach's coaching philosophy was simple: Only one statistic mattered.

When his Boston Celtics are on the basketball floor, Coach Arnold (“Red”) Auerbach, 45, sits hunched forward on the bench as if it were the edge of a razor blade, his face flickering between ...

What's the story behind Red's cigar? How did it start, and how did fans and players see it back then? The folks behind the "NBC Sports Boston" YouTube channel put together a clip from their "Legend of ...

But a foot injury to starting forward Tommy Heinsohn left head coach Red Auerbach with a void to fill in the team's starting five against the St. Louis Hawks the following night. Auerbach had ...

He was so dedicated to winning that he'd think years ahead in the draft, and defied the prejudiced social mores of his era to integrate the sport.

There may be no end of game moves more iconic than the literal victory cigar smoked by Hall of Fame Boston Celtics head coach and general manager Red Auerbach. At once an image of defiance and a ...