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At the time of his retirement, Red Holzman was the second winningest coach in NBA history (Red Auerbach is number 1) with 696 victories in regular season play, mostly with the New York Knicks. His Knicks won NBA championships in 1970 and 1073. He coached New York from December 1967 until his retirement in 1977. Red returned to the Knicks in November 1978, and continued through the 1981-82 season
A City College of New York All-American in 1942, Red joined the professional Rochester Royals following WWII and was an All-league player with the club in 1946, when the Royals became one of the original franchise teams in the Basketball Association of America, predecessor of the NBA. Red was an All-Star member of the Royals´ 1950-51 NBA Championship team, completing his active playing career in the 1953-54 season. The following season, 1954-55, he began his career at Milwaukee (as player-coach), moving to St. Louis for the 1956-57 season.
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