Red Holzman

Red Holzman
	Holzman in the 1970s
Personal information
Born	August 10, 1920; New York City, U.S.
Died	November 13, 1998 (aged 78); New Hyde Park, New York, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Franklin K. Lane (New York City)
College	Baltimore (1939–1940); CCNY (1940–1942);
Playing career	1945–1954
Position	Point guard
Number	10, 16
Coaching career	1953–1982
Career history
As player:
1945–1953	Rochester Royals
1953–1954	Milwaukee Hawks
As coach:
1953–1957	Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks
1963–1967	Leones de Ponce
1967–1977,; 1978–1982	New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
	As player: NBA champion (1951); NBL champion (1946); 2× All-NBL First Team (1946, 1948); All-NBL Second Team (1947); NBL Rookie of the Year (1946); Third-team All-American – Converse (1942); As coach: 2× NBA champion (1970, 1973); NBA Coach of the Year (1970); 2× NBA All-Star Game Coach (1970, 1971); 3× BSN champion (1964–1966); Top 10 Coaches in NBA History; Top 15 Coaches in NBA History; No. 613 retired by New York Knicks (1990);
Career BAA & NBA playing statistics
Points	2,166 (6.1 ppg)
Rebounds	344 (1.5 rpg)
Assists	721 (2.0 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Career coaching record
NBA	696–603 (.536)
	Basketball Hall of Fame as coach

William "Red" Holzman (August 10, 1920 – November 13, 1998) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He is best known as the head coach of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1967 to 1977, and again from 1978 to 1982. Holzman helped lead the Knicks to two NBA championships in 1970 and 1973, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986.

In 1996, Holzman was named one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History.

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