Classic Photos of Red Auerbach

Hall of Fame coach Red Auerbach, who led the Boston Celtics to nine NBA championships over 16 seasons, died at the age of 89 on Oct. 28, 2006. As general manager the straight-talking Auerbach, who celebrated victories with a postgame cigar, was also the architect of Celtics teams that won seven more titles in the 1970s and '80s. On the 10th anniversary of his passing, we present these classic photos of Arnold "Red" Auerbach through the years.

Classic Photos of Red Auerbach

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Red Morrison, Bob Cousy, and Red Auerbach react from the bench during the Boston Celtics game against the Minneapolis Lakers on Dec. 20, 1955 at Boston Garden.

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Red Auerbach chats with rookie Bill Russell and his wife, Rose, before the Boston Celtics game against the New York Knicks on Dec. 18, 1956 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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Bill Sharman, Red Auerbach and Bob Cousy celebrate following the Boston Celtics NBA Championship victory over the St Louis Hawks on April 9, 1960 at Boston Garden.

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Red Auerbach reacts on the bench, alongside John Havlicek, during a Boston Celtics game in Nov. 1964 at Boston Garden.

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Team East head coach Red Auerbach talks to Sam Jones, Oscar Robertson and their teammates during the NBA All-Star Game on Jan. 13, 1965 at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis.

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Bill Russell laughs as Red Auerbach takes a shower with his clothes on following the Boston Celtics seventh consecutive NBA championship with a win over the Los Angeles Lakers on April 25, 1965 at Boston Garden.

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Red Auerbach poses with Batman villains the Riddler (Frank Gorshin), Catwoman (Lee Meriwether), the Penguin (Burgess Meredith) and the Joker (Cesar Romero) prior to Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers on April 26, 1966 at the ‎Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.

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Red Auerbach celebrates his 8th straight championship following the Boston Celtics victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on April 28, 1966 at Boston Garden.

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Bill Russell holds a corsage sent to the dressing room as he celebrates with Red Auerbach following the Boston Celtics championship victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on April 28, 1966 at Boston Garden.

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Red Auerbach celebrates with Bill Russell and John Havlicek following the Boston Celtics championship victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on May 2, 1968 at The Forum in Los Angeles.

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Red Auerbach coaches a 1975 summer league game in Boston.

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Bill Fitch, Larry Bird and Red Auerbach pose for a portrait in 1979 at Boston Garden.

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Red Auerbach and the Boston Celtics celebrate their championship victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on May 14, 1981 at The Summit in Houston.

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Matt Snell, Boog Powell, Lee Meredith, John Madden, Mickey Spillane and Red Auerbach pose together while taping a Miller Lite commercial on Dec. 2, 1981 in New York City.

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Red Auerbach and the Boston Celtics celebrate their championship victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on June 12, 1984 at Boston Garden.

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Red Auerbach chats with Senator Ted Kennedy prior to Gem 1 of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers on May 27, 1985 at Boston Garden.

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John Havlicek, Red Auerbach, Bill Russell, Bob Cousy and other former Boston Celtics pose together during a team reunion on Jan .5, 1985 at Matthews Arena on Northeastern University campus in Boston.

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Bob Cousy, Larry Byrd, Red Auerbach, Tommy Heinson and John Havlicek pose together while smoking cigars on Oct. 3, 1992 in Boston.

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Bill Russell and Red Auerbach pose together during a photo shoot on April 15, 1999 at Russell's home in Mercer Island, Wash.

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A bronze statue of Red Auerbach sits in Boston's Faneuil Hall Market on March 3, 2013.