HBO's "Winning Time" Cast and Their Real-Life Counterparts

Red Auerbach coached the Boston Celtics from 1950 to 1966. Once he retired from coaching, he served as president and front office executive of the Celtics until his death in 2006. Auerbach is credited as redefining basketball into the high-paced game it is today. While many applauded Auerbach for integrating the Celtics during the 1950s and 1960s, during the 1980s, the team fielded a mostly white team, particularly troubling given the team and city's history of racism in sports. Auerbach died in 2006.