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2 unusual facts about Bernard Sarachek


Bernard Sarachek

His story is featured in The First Basket, the first and most comprehensive documentary on the history of Jews and Basketball.

Bernard "Red" Sarachek (born October 19, 1912, Bronx, New York; died November 14, 2005, Deerfield Beach, Florida) was a basketball coach at the Yeshiva University in New York City from 1940 to 1969 and a mentor of such famous coaches as Red Holzman of the New York Knicks and Lou Carnesecca of St. John's University.



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