BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-346@fjmc.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T210000 DTSTAMP:20250206T173222Z URL:https://fjmc.org/events-2/meet-mort-zachter-author-of-red-holzman/ SUMMARY:Meet Mort Zachter\, author of Red Holzman: The Life and Legacy of a Hall of Fame Basketball Coach DESCRIPTION:Scroll Down to Register\n\n\nMeet Mort Zachter\nAuthor of Red H olzman:\nThe Life and Legacy of Fame Basketball Coach\nMonday\, February 2 4\, 2025\n8PM EST | 7PM CST | 5PM PST\n\n\n\n\n\nHanging high atop the wor ld’s most famous arena\, Madison Square Garden\, is the name “Holzman ” and the number “613.” That is the total number of wins by former N ew York Knicks head coach Red Holzman\, which is the most in franchise his tory. While he spent six years as a player and another six as an executive \, he’s most famous for his time at the helm of the Knickerbockers\, whe re he led the team to their only two championships: the first in 1969–70 and the second in 1972–73. He coached the team for fourteen seasons dur ing his illustrious career\, was named one of the top ten coaches in NBA h istory\, and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986. Former MS G president Dave Checketts once said\, “Red was the finest human being I ’ve ever known.”\n\nBut not much is known about the soft-spoken and pr ivate Holzman\, as he was the type of person to downplay his own accomplis hments.\n\nIn Red Holzman: The Life and Legacy of a Hall of Fame Basketba ll Coach\, author Mort Zachter has taken on the challenge of sharing this coach’s incredible story. From humble beginnings as the son of immigrant parents growing up in Brooklyn\, Holzman paved a path of excellence at ev ery level. From his time in the Navy to breaking into the NBA and his rise through the coaching channels\, author Zachter leaves no stone unturned.\ n\nWith interviews with those who played with\, against\, and for Red\, in cluding Bill Bradley\, Phil Jackson\, Bob Cousy\, and Walt "Clyde" Frazier to name a few\, the life of a basketball pioneer—one that has since bee n held quiet—is shared for the first time.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nMort Zachte r was born in Brooklyn. His first book\, "Dough: A Memoir\," won the 2006 AWP Prize in Creative Nonfiction. It was translated into Chinese and publi shed in China and Taiwan. His essay\, "The Boy Who Didn't Like Money" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. He is a member of SABR.\n\nHe is a former tax attorney and adjunct tax professor at New York University.\n\nMort res ides in Burlington\, Vermont.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\ n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[ninja_form id='59']\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Sports Affinity Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR