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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—DEC. 7, 2006

120 STAT. 3747

(1) the security or national interests of the United States; (2) world peace; (3) the culture of the United States or the world; or (4) the citizens of the United States or the world: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Leroy ‘‘Satchel’’ Paige in honor of his distinguished baseball career and the contributions that he has made to the improvement of the society of the United States and the world. Agreed to December 6, 2006.

ARNOLD ‘‘RED’’ AUERBACH—HONORING

Dec. 7, 2006 [H. Con. Res. 497]

Whereas Arnold ‘‘Red’’ Auerbach was born on September 20, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of immigrants from Minsk, Russia; Whereas Red started playing basketball as a public school student in Brooklyn and later became a star guard for Eastern District High School, making all-scholastic second team in his senior year; Whereas Red started his coaching career at St. Albans Prep School and Roosevelt High School in Washington, D.C., before serving in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946; Whereas, in 1946, Red began his professional coaching career with the Washington Capitols in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and led the team to the 1947 and 1949 division titles, joining the Boston Celtics as coach in 1950 after the BAA merged with the National Basketball Association (NBA); Whereas Red’s record of success on the basketball court and in the Celtics’ front office is unmatched; Whereas during Red’s leadership of the Boston Celtics, the team won 16 NBA championships, including 9 championships, with a record 8 in a row, during Red’s tenure as coach; Whereas when Red retired from coaching in 1966 to become general manager of the Celtics, he was the winningest coach in NBA history with 1,037 victories and had won almost two-thirds of the games he had coached over a 20-year NBA coaching career; Whereas during his nearly 57-year tenure with the Celtics as Head Coach, General Manager, Vice Chairman of the Board, and President, Red was the architect of one of the greatest dynasties in the history of professional sports; Whereas Red infused the Celtics organization with the values of teamwork, respect, tenacity, and loyalty, creating a culture known as ‘‘Celtic Pride’’ that will be forever associated with the Boston Celtics franchise; Whereas Red’s imprint on the Celtics, the NBA, and the game of basketball is permanent and visible today in innovations that Red developed, including the ‘‘sixth man’’ role and fast break style of play;

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