RED AUERBACH was originally brought to Boston by the desperate owner of the losingest team in a dubious league. It was chance that brought him here, or at least the seizing of a chance. And hence the locals had no idea what they were getting when that brash and belligerent basketball coach from Brooklyn first showed up in the parochial ... (Full article: 492 words)

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