Bill Russell Becomes the NBA’s First Black Head Coach On this day, in 1966 Bill Russell was designated as player-coach of the Boston Celtics, in his coaching debut he led the Celtics to victory. October 15, 1966 Sport: Basketball Trivia What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? sports in this article Basketball tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine