Although Don Nelson played for Auerbach only during his last year as coach, his influence was profound: Nelson would later join Auerbach as one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in NBA history.

He traded away both Silas and Westphal because they wanted salary increases that would have made them higher earners than the best player on the Celtics ( Cowens ), which was not acceptable to Auerbach, even though Cowens personally begged him to give Silas a new deal.

Auerbach immediately sensed that the brilliant, hardworking Bird would be the cornerstone of a new Celtics generation.

With the # 3 pick, Auerbach selected the player he most wanted in the draft, Kevin McHale, who would also be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Because Red made his victory cigars a cult in the 1960s, Boston restaurants would often say " no cigar or pipe smoking, except for Red Auerbach ".

In an interview with ESPN, Auerbach stated that his all-star fantasy team would consist of Bill Russell — who in the former's opinion was the ultimate player to start a franchise with — as well as Bob Pettit, Elgin Baylor, Oscar Robertson and Jerry West, with John Havlicek as the sixth man.

In addition to coaching, Auerbach was a highly effective mentor ; several players coached by Auerbach would become successful coaches themselves.

Auerbach attempted to make a living from performing at small bars in town, but realized he would not be able to book shows in other cities without a demo.

To record one, he asked for help from Carney, who agreed to provide recording equipment and allow his basement to be used, while Auerbach would recruit the other musicians.

While his pupil led the Celtics to two further titles in 1968 and 1969, Auerbach rebuilt the aging Celtics with shrewd draft picks, among them Jo Jo White and future Hall-of-Famers Dave Cowens, Paul Westphal, and Don Chaney.

--> Leopold Auerbach, a neuropathologist, was one of the first to further research the nervous system using histological staining methods.

Prior to the 1966 – 67 NBA season, Auerbach announced his retirement as a coach and named his successor, Bill Russell.

When Auerbach gave up coaching to become the Celtics general manager in 1966, he appointed Bill Russell as his successor.

The winner receives the Red Auerbach Trophy, which is named in honor of the head coach who led the Boston Celtics to nine NBA Championships from 1956 to 1966.

Auerbach discusses his work at Burroughs 1949 – 1957 managing development for the SAGE project, BEAM I computer, the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System, a magnetic core encryption communications system, and Atlas missile.

* 1812 – Berthold Auerbach, German poet and author ( d. 1882 )

Led by Russell, Bob Cousy and coach Red Auerbach, Boston won eight straight championships in the NBA from the 1959 – 66.

* September 20 – Red Auerbach, American basketball coach and official ( d. 2006 )

* October 21 – Lera Auerbach, Russian composer & pianist

* November 9 – Erich Auerbach, German philologist ( d. 1964 )

* Urban district East ( 21 – 28 ): Region Äußere Dresdner Straße / Pöhlauer Straße ( 21 ), Eckersbach Housing estate ( 22 ), Pöhlau ( 23 ), Auerbach ( 24 ), Eckersbacher Höhe ( E 5 / 1 ) ( 25 ), Eckersbacher Höhe ( E 5 / 2 und E 5 / 3 ) ( 26 ), Eckersbacher Höhe ( E 1 bis E 4 ) ( 27 ), Region Talstraße / Trillerberg ( 28 )

The holder of the post for the 2011 – 12 season is Lera Auerbach.

She studied art first at Goldsmiths College ( 1949 – 52 ), and later at the Royal College of Art ( 1952 – 55 ), where her fellow students included artists Peter Blake and Frank Auerbach.

After release, he studied art first at the Camberwell School of Arts and then at the Royal College of Art ( 1955 – 1957 ), where his fellow students included Peter Blake and Frank Auerbach.

* Keith " Fluffy " Auerbach – engineer

Arnold Jacob " Red " Auerbach ( September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006 ) was an American basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Boston Celtics.

In the 1946-47 BAA season, Auerbach led a fast break-oriented team built around early BAA star Bones McKinney and various ex-Navy players to a 49 – 11 win – loss record, including a standard-setting 17-game winning streak that stood as the single-season league record until 1969.

After getting a green light to rebuild the team from scratch, Auerbach traded more than two dozen players in just six weeks, and the revamped Blackhawks improved, but ended the 1949 – 50 NBA season with a losing record of 28 – 29.

Prior to the 1950 – 51 NBA season, Auerbach was approached by Walter Brown, owner of the Boston Celtics.

In the following 1951 – 52 NBA season, Auerbach made a remarkable draft pick of future Hall-of-Fame guard Bill Sharman.

During the 2006 – 07 NBA season, Auerbach appeared posthumously in a series of NBA commercials where he breaks down formations like " 3 on 2 situations " and " rebounding ," and as a testament to his importance in the Boston sports world, the Boston Red Sox honored Auerbach at their April 20, 2007 game against the New York Yankees by wearing green uniforms and by hanging replicated Celtics championship banners on the " Green Monster " at Fenway Park.

Red Auerbach Memorial worn by the Celtics for the 2006 – 07 NBA season.

With a total of 16 NBA championship rings in a span of 29 years ( 1957 – 86 ) as the Celtics coach, general manager, and team president, Auerbach is the most successful team official in NBA history.

In 1957, rookie center Bill Russell joined the Boston Celtics, who already featured guard Bob Cousy and coach Red Auerbach, and went on to lead the club to eleven NBA titles in thirteen seasons.

Additionally, Auerbach was vital in breaking down color barriers in the NBA.

In 1967, the NBA Coach of the Year award, which he had won in 1965, was named the " Red Auerbach Trophy ," and Auerbach was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1969.

In addition, Auerbach was voted one of the NBA 10 Greatest Coaches in history, was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, and is honored with a retired number 2 jersey in the TD Garden, the home of the Boston Celtics.

In the next season, the BAA and the rival league National Basketball League merged to become the NBA, and Auerbach felt he had to rebuild his squad.

In the 1950 NBA Draft, Auerbach made some notable moves.

However, the relationship between Auerbach and Cousy improved when the coach saw that the " Houdini of the Hardwood "-- as the spectacular dribbler and flashy passer Cousy was lovingly called —- became the first great playmaker of the fledgling NBA.

Before the 1956 NBA Draft, Auerbach had already set his sights on defensive rebounding center Bill Russell.

Auerbach also emphasized the need for role players like Frank Ramsey and John Havlicek, who became one of the first legitimate sixth men in NBA history, a role later succeeded in by Don Nelson.

Auerbach also firmly believed in breaking down color barriers in the NBA.

Sensing that the 1980s Celtics of Larry Bird needed to be rejuvenated, Auerbach traded Henderson away for the second overall draft pick, and picked college prodigy Len Bias in the 1986 NBA Draft.

Jones, John Havlicek and Larry Bird, as well as contemporaries like Jerry West, Pat Riley, and Wayne Embry universally hailed Auerbach as one of the greatest personalities in NBA history.