North Station and TD Garden to Become Red Auerbach Concourse

North Station and TD Garden are officially going to become Red Auerbach Concourse. Don’t let the name fool you this was no easy task to get done. It actually took much lobbying from local interest groups who wanted the Causeway Street renamed. The new name is in memory of the Gen. manager and team president that put the Boston Celtics franchise on the map.

Kevin Cullen Globe Columnist commented on the change saying,

“Not long after Red’s death in October 2006, Judge Mark Wolf hosted a dinner for a group of Red’s friends at the St. Botolph Club. Most people know Wolf as chief judge of the federal court in Boston. But his father was Red’s accountant, and as a kid he came under the spell of a guy who smoked cigars like a chimney, used curse words like a sailor, and knew more about the human condition than anybody deserved.”

All around town people are always saying how Red use to help them out in one way or another and is such an inspiration to the community.

“Arnold Jacob “Red” Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006) was a basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, and the Boston Celtics. After he retired from coaching, he served as president and front office executive of the Celtics until his death. As a coach, he won 938 games (a record at his retirement) you and nine National Basketball Association (NBA) championships (surpassed only by Phil Jackson).

As general manager and team president of the Celtics, he won an additional seven NBA titles, for a grand total of 16 in a span of 29 years, making him one of the most successful team officials ever in the history of North American professional sports” (Wiki).

Red is most famously known for how he redefined basketball as a game about defense, instead of high-scoring showboating offense attack. He spent a lot of time working with his players on developing a quick fast break type of offensive strategy that took advantage of turnovers.

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