Russell Bill 1934 2022 (2 results)

near fine dust-jacket, cover price $24.99, fresh attractive copy, very good black and light green hardcover, appears unused. RUSSELL, BILL. Red and me: my coach, my lifelong friend. Bill Russell with Alan Steinberg. New York: HarperCollins, 2009, stated First Edition, and 1st printing number line ending in 1, xvi, 187pp., . Basketball legend Bill Russell pays homage to his mentor and coach, the inimitable Red Auerbach, in this story of an unlikely and enduring friendship set against the backdrop of the greatest basketball dynasty in NBA history. When Bill Russell joined the Boston Celtics in 1957 as the nation's first prominent black basketball star, he was not expecting much from his coach. Despite two national college championships and an Olympic gold medal, Russell's previous coaches--all whites--had barely spoken to him. Russell's style was unorthodox, redefining the meaning of defense and offense, and many scouts dismissed him. Yet Auerbach, the Jewish outsider in Irish Boston, immediately took to Russell, the African American from Louisiana and Oakland, and he was a coach like no other. Together they made sports history, battled prejudice both on and off the court, created a team chemistry for the ages--and became lifelong friends. ISBN 9780061766145.

very good dust-jacket, cover price $24.99, very good black and light blue hardcover, only slightest wear. RUSSELL, BILL. Red and me: my coach, my lifelong friend. Bill Russell with Alan Steinberg. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2009, stated First Edition, and 1st printing number line ending in 1, xvi, 187pp., . Basketball legend Bill Russell pays homage to his mentor and coach, the inimitable Red Auerbach, in this story of an unlikely and enduring friendship set against the backdrop of the greatest basketball dynasty in NBA history. When Bill Russell joined the Boston Celtics in 1957 as the nation's first prominent black basketball star, he was not expecting much from his coach. Despite two national college championships and an Olympic gold medal, Russell's previous coaches--all whites--had barely spoken to him. Russell's style was unorthodox, redefining the meaning of defense and offense, and many scouts dismissed him. Yet Auerbach, the Jewish outsider in Irish Boston, immediately took to Russell, the African American from Louisiana and Oakland, and he was a coach like no other. Together they made sports history, battled prejudice both on and off the court, created a team chemistry for the ages--and became lifelong friends. ISBN 9780061766145.