Ehe world of the NBA and basketball are mourning the death, at the age of 89, of Bill Fitch, a myth of the benches and of the history of the NBA that directed the Boston Celtics 1981 champions.
Fitch has twice won the Coach of the Year award. In addition, in 1997 on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the NBA, he was chosen among the 10 best coaches of all time. He retired with a total of 944 victorias, currently the eleventh best record in the League.
Although he began his career in the Cleveland Cavaliers, Fitch went down in history when he led the Celtics to the ring in 1981. So, with Larry Bird (in its second year), Robert Parish y Kevin McHale newcomers, the coach was building a legendary team that would amaze throughout the 1980s, already with KC Jones at the helm. Although with Red Auerbach pulling the strings, the role of Fitch as architect of Celtics of that time has a great value.
After passing through the ‘proud greens’ where he left his mark, Fitch returned to the finals then with the Houston Rockets from Hakeem Olajuwon y Ralph Sampson in 1986. But he crossed paths with the same team he helped build. Boston was the champion that year.
The Nets (then in New Jersey), were next to Fitch, who ended his career with the Clippers. As a sign of recognition for his work as a coach, he was included in the Hall of Fame in 2019 and to this day he has always been considered one of those responsible for one of the best teams of all time.
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