Sonny Hertzberg owned this vintage letterman’s jacket during his two seasons with the Celtics from 1949 to 1951. Despite Hertzberg’s roots in New York and his previous stint playing in the city, Hertzberg took his role in Boston seriously by mentoring a young Bob Cousy. Red Auerbach referred to Hertzberg as his “coach on the […]

Red Auerbach shared a joyful moment with Sonny Hertzberg and Ed Macauley during the 1950-51 season, Auerbach’s first as Celtics head coach. Hertzberg and Auerbach already knew each other from their previous team, the Washington Capitols. According to an account Hertzberg published later in his life, “Walter Brown…by the way, asked me about a new […]