A story that must be told in order to make the Red Auerbach node complete...

Red Auerbach is fond of smoking cigars. In almost every picture you'll see of him, at least in his later years, he's got a big, fat stogie in his mouth. He used to light them up early in the 4th quarter as a victory celebration when the Celtics were decimating another opponent. It's trademark Red Auerbach. I'm not sure why this wasn't noded above, but so be it. This is something you need to know about Red Auerbach... the man carries cigars with him wherever he goes and is perpetually surrounded by a ring of smoke.

Anyway...

Red was dining at Legal Seafood in Boston, whipped out a stogie and began smoking it. Some say that a patron complained to a waitress, some say that the waitress just happened to notice it... at any rate, the waitress came over and told him that the restaurant prohibited cigar smoking. Red told her to look at the menu again. She did, apologized, and left Red in peace. For there, right on the menu, is Legal Seafood's no smoking policy. It reads:

"No cigar or pipe smoking, except for Red Auerbach."