Red Auerbach is 89.
Red Auerbach is the architect and mastermind behind one of the most dominant franchises in professional sports history, the Boston Celtics. The cigar-chomping Auerbach wasn’t a passive bench coach, but an aggressive, demanding and often volatile mentor who coached 11 Hall of Famers and led Boston to 10 Eastern Division titles in 16 years. Auerbach’s passionate style reaped large rewards. From 1959 to 1966, the Celtics won eight straight NBA championships, a streak unmatched in sports history. His 938-479 (.662) career coaching record currently ranks fifth all-time in NBA history. Auerbach led Boston to 99 playoff victories, third all-time behind Phil Jackson and Pat Riley. (Basketball Hall of Fame)
Academy Award winning actress Sophia Loren is 72 today. She won the best actress Oscar for Two Women (La Ciociara). (A film well-worth seeing even 45 years later.) Loren was nominated but did not win for Marriage Italian Style (Matrimonio all’italiana).
Wandered over from the WaPo Broder link, stayed for the fun.
Not sure if you’re interested but Sophia Loren recently posed nude for the 2007 Pirelli calender that is very famous in Europe. See link and thumbnail photo of the always beautiful Ms. Loren.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/italy/story/0,,1813639,00.html