"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.

On this day, renowned Celtics head coach and GM Red Auerbach retired as coach of the team after winning the franchise's 9th ...

Astute fans of the Boston Celtics don't need any explanation as to why the storied franchise chose to retire a jersey number to honor Arnold "Red" Auerbach, a man who never played a single minute ...

Longtime Boston Celtics rival power forward/center John Salley, most irritating to Boston fans during his Detroit Pistons heyday, revealed during a new appearance on Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller ...

On this day in Boston Celtics history, Arnold "Red" Auerbach -- former head coach of the Washington Capitals and Tri-Cities ...

On this day in Boston Celtics history, legendary head coach Red Auerbach retired after taking the Celtics to their ninth championship with a 95-93 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 7 of ...