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Red Holzman

American basketball player and coach (1920-1998)

  • Fame56.8
  • Momentum25.0
  • Basketball Players rank#243
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  • Fame56.8
  • Momentum25.0
  • Basketball Players rank#243
  • Wikipedia31K
Lived 1920–1998, aged 78United States
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  • Wikipedia
    14 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1920–1998
    Aged 78
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
Summary
Updated 2026-06-13

William "Red" Holzman 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.

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  • CCNY Beavers men's basketball
    1940–1942
  • Atlanta Hawks
  • Leones de Ponce
  • New York Knicks
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  • NBA Coach of the Year Award
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56.8
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Score components
Momentum25.0
Historical13.5
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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Category rank
#243
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