On this day in Boston Celtics history, legendary Boston Celtics head coach and manager Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York in 1917. The winningest front office executive in the history of North American professional sports with 16 titles to his name as a coach or general manager,

With Banner 18 finally hanging in the TD Garden rafters, the Boston Celtics have reestablished themselves as the winningest organization in NBA history. The franchise’s unmatched success began when the legendary Red Auerbach arrived in 1950.

Billups played his college ball at Colorado before he was picked up with the third overall pick of the 1997 NBA draft by the Celtics

T he Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn