Bill Russell

Red and Me

My Coach, My Lifelong Friend

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Red Auerbach, one of the greatest coaches in sports history, died on October 28, 2006. Bill Russell, the star center on the Auerbach teams that won eleven championships in thirteen years, said little in public at the time. His relationship with his coach had been so deeply personal that he could not express it with a brief comment.Auerbach and Russell—one a short, brash Jew from Brooklyn; the other a tall, intense African-American from Louisiana and Oakland—were far more than just coach and player. Through thirteen years of building a sports dynasty together, one that remains among the greatest of all time, their relationship evolved into a r… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Steinberg, Alan

ISBN: 978-0-06-177499-7
EAN: 9780061774997
Produktnummer: 4303947
Verlag: Harper Collins (US)
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 224 S.
Ausstattung: Grossdruck-Ausg.

Über den Autor

Five-time NBA MVP and twelve-time All-Star, Bill Russell was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA championships. As a major league coach, Russell won two additional championships—the first African-American to do so. He is considered the father of the modern pro game and one of the most significant Americans of the twentieth century in sports. His three previous books include the national bestseller Russell Rules.Alan Steinberg is the author of numerous books, including the New York Times bestseller Behind the Mask and Black Profiles in Courage with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.