𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗠 "𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗭𝗠𝗔𝗡" was born on August 10, 1920, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan to Jewish immigrant parents. Mom was from Romania and Dad was Russian. He grew up in the Ocean Hill–Brownsville section and played basketball for Franklin K. Lane High School in the mid-1930s. He earned a basketball scholarship to the University of Baltimore, but transferred later to City College of New York, playing 2 years. He graduated in 1942 and enrolled directly into the US Navy in the middle of WWII playing on the Norfolk, Virginia Naval Base team until he was discharged from the Navy in 1945. Professionally he played with the Rochester Royals of the NBL and won an NBL Championship in his first season. He was named Rookie of the Year in 1944–45. In 1945–46 and 1947–48 he was voted to the NBL's first All League team and stayed with the team into the NBA, winning a championship in 1951. He retired in 1954 from the Milwaukee Hawks but continued as the team coach. He also coached the St. Louis St. Louis Hawks from 1953 to 1957. After a 6 year pause, he took over at Leones de Ponce in Puerto Rico, winning 3 titles in a row in 4 years, from 1963–1967. He saved his best for last and coached the New York Knicks from 1967–1977, 1978–1982. During his 15-years as Knick's coach, Holzman won a total of 613 games. In 1969, he led the Knicks to an NBA record 18-game win streak. In 1970 Holzman was named the NBA Coach of the Year for that year as the Knicks won the NBA Championship. He won a 2nd championship in 1973 against the Lakers. He is a rarity that has won an NBA championship as both player and a coach! As a coach, his final record was 696 wins and 604 losses. In 1985, Holzman was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Holzman was diagnosed with leukemia and died at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York in 1998. In 2000, a clock tower was erected in his honor at the intersection of Central Avenue and Cedarhurst Avenue. We honor Red Holzman from Brooklyn, who helped bring so much joy and two NBA Championship trophies to New York! New York will never forget Red Holzman and his Knicks! RIP!