- Coach of the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics, 1950-1966; then served as team's general manager, vice president, president, and vice chairman of the board.
- Enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 1969.
- Inducted into the Sport in Society Hall of Fame, 1995.
- His Celtics won eight consecutive NBA titles from 1958-1959 to 1965-1966.
- Won more NBA titles than any other head coach (nine, recently tied by Los Angeles Lakers' coach Phil Jackson).
- He has worked for the Boston Celtics for more than fifty years.
- Named NBA Executive of the Year (1980).
- Named greatest coach in the history of the NBA by the Professional Basketball Writers Association of America (1980).
- Led Washington to two division titles (1947, 1949).
- Played for the ABL/EBL Harrisburg Senators (1942-1943).
- Assistant coach for Duke University (1949-1950).
- Head coach for the BAA Washington Capitals (1946-1949) and the NBA Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1949-1950).
- Authored the widely circulated basketball book "Basketball for the Player, the Fan and the Coach."
- Coached in the NBA East-West All-Star Game 11 consecutive years (1957-1967) and compiled a 7-4 record.
- Led Boston to 10 Eastern Division titles in 16 years (1956-1966).
- NBA 25th Anniversary All-Time team coach (1970).
- NBA Coach of the Year (1965).
- Recipient of the National Basketball Hall of Fame's John Bunn Award in 1980.
- Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1979.
- Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.
- Became the first ever coach to select a black player in the NBA draft when he selected Chuck Cooper in the 2nd round of the 1950 NBA draft.
- In 1963, became the first NBA coach to start five black players in a game when he started Sam Jones, K.C. Jones, Tom Sanders, Willie Naulls, and Bill Russell.
- Never once had an assistant coach during his entire NBA coaching career.
- Inducted into the ESPN Boston Hall of Fame in 2011 (inaugural class) with Larry Bird, Bobby Orr, Bill Russell, and Ted Williams.
- President of Boston Celtics (2001-2006) and Vice Chairman of the Board of Boston Celtics (1997-2001). (December 2003)
- Brother of Zang Auerbach.
- Father of Nancy Auerbach Collins and Randy Auerbach.
- Grandfather of Julie Auerbach Flieger (Nancy's daughter).
- The Red Auerbach Coach of the Year Award is presented annually by the Jewish Coaches Association to the USA's top college basketball coach who is Jewish.
- Only coach to ever be ejected from an NBA All-Star Game (1967).
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