Red Holzman

William Holzman (Red)

Born: August 10, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York
Died: November 13, 1998
High School: Franklin K. Lane in Brooklyn, New York
College: City College of New York
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Coach in 1986 (Full List)
As Player: 358 G, 6.1 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 2.0 APG (Full Record)
As Coach: 18 Yrs, 696-604, .535 W-L% (Full Record)

Franchises

• New York Knicks: March 9, 1970 to April 15, 1975

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

New York Knicks Franchise

• March 23, 1970: Selected Mike Price (1st round, 17th pick), Howie Wright (2nd round, 34th pick), Al Williams (3rd round, 51st pick), John Marren (4th round, 68th pick), Jim Oxley (5th round, 85th pick), Jim Signorile (6th round, 102nd pick), Roy Hodge (7th round, 119th pick), Greg Fillmore (8th round, 136th pick), Walker Banks (9th round, 153rd pick) and Don Curnutt (10th round, 170th pick) in the 1970 NBA Draft.
• June 20, 1970: Traded Nate Bowman and Mike Silliman to the Buffalo Braves for cash.
• July 8, 1970: Traded a 1971 5th round draft pick (Bob Kissane) to the Phoenix Suns for Heywood Dotson.
• March 29, 1971: Selected Dean Meminger (1st round, 16th pick), Gregg Northington (2nd round, 34th pick), Ken Mayfield (3rd round, 50th pick), Steve Niles (4th round, 67th pick), Bill Mainor (6th round, 101st pick), Danny Davis (7th round, 118th pick), Leroy Eldridge (8th round, 135th pick), Mike O'Brien (9th round, 151st pick), Andy Toth (10th round, 167th pick), Ken Davis (11th round, 181st pick), Carl Greenfield (12th round, 194th pick), Larry Duckworth (13th round, 206th pick) and Jack O'Connor (14th round, 215th pick) in the 1971 NBA Draft.
• May 7, 1971: Traded Cazzie Russell to the San Francisco Warriors for Jerry Lucas.
• October 22, 1971: Signed Eddie Miles as a free agent.
• November 10, 1971: Traded Mike Riordan, Dave Stallworth and cash to the Baltimore Bullets for Earl Monroe.
• November 15, 1971: Traded a 1972 2nd round draft pick (Steve Hawes) and a future draft pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Luther Rackley.
• December 10, 1971: Traded a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Caldwell Jones) to the Chicago Bulls for Charlie Paulk.
• April 10, 1972: Selected Tom Riker (1st round, 8th pick), Ansley Truitt (3rd round, 41st pick), Henry Bibby (4th round, 58th pick), Bob Ford (5th round, 74th pick), Greg Cleuss (6th round, 91st pick), Tracy Tripucka (7th round, 108th pick), Tom Corde (8th round, 124th pick), Tom Sullivan (9th round, 139th pick), Richie Garner (10th round, 152nd pick) and Chic Downing (11th round, 163rd pick) in the 1972 NBA Draft.
• September 19, 1972: Purchased John Gianelli from the Houston Rockets.
• October 9, 1972: Traded Eddie Mast to the Atlanta Hawks for a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Pat McFarland).
• February 1, 1973: Signed Harthorne Wingo as a free agent.
• April 24, 1973: Selected Mel Davis (1st round, 14th pick), Pat McFarland (2nd round, 28th pick), Allie McGuire (3rd round, 49th pick), George Karl (4th round, 66th pick), Dennis Bell (5th round, 83rd pick), Lawrence Lilly (6th round, 100th pick), Mike Moore (7th round, 117th pick), Steve Rowell (8th round, 134th pick), Joe Wise (9th round, 149th pick), Ed Fields (10th round, 163rd pick) and Charles Edge (11th round, 173rd pick) in the 1973 NBA Draft.
• October 23, 1973: Signed Dick Garrett as a free agent.
• May 28, 1974: Traded a 1974 1st round draft pick (Maurice Lucas) to the Chicago Bulls for Howard Porter and a 1975 2nd round draft pick (Larry Fogle).
• May 28, 1974: Selected Jesse Dark (2nd round, 32nd pick), Rudy Jackson (3rd round, 50th pick), Roy Ebron (4th round, 68th pick), Greg Jackson (5th round, 86th pick), Terry Mikan (6th round, 104th pick), Billy Smith (7th round, 122nd pick), Dennis McDermott (8th round, 140th pick), Earl Brown (9th round, 157th pick) and John O'Connell (10th round, 174th pick) in the 1974 NBA Draft.
• October 28, 1974: Signed Dave Stallworth as a free agent.
• December 24, 1974: Traded Howard Porter to the Detroit Pistons for a 1975 1st round draft pick (Bill Robinzine).
• February 1, 1975: Traded Henry Bibby and a 1975 1st round draft pick (Bill Robinzine) to the New Orleans Jazz for Jim Barnett and Neal Walk.