The Senator Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/04/25/celtics-great-john-havlicek-dead-at-79/ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Loved Hondo as a kid. Not after we got the Braves so much, but always like his game. RIP. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 13 minutes ago, The Senator said: https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/04/25/celtics-great-john-havlicek-dead-at-79/ . Lord i hate all things Boston sports right niw, but this was one of the best players I have ever seen in any sport. RIP Hondo..thank you for the memories 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 1 minute ago, plenzmd1 said: Lord i hate all things Boston sports right niw, but this was one of the best players I have ever seen in any sport. RIP Hondo..thank you for the memories He was the Celtics leading all time scorer. (I would have guessed Bird or Russell.) . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Have always hated the Celtics, go Braves and Sixers. Those Celtics teams with Hondo, JoJo etc were some of the greatest teams ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 ***** the Celtics, but I will say RIP Hondo, what a great player. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 19 minutes ago, Rico said: ***** the Celtics, but I will say RIP Hondo, what a great player. he was a great player...r.i.p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIrvine Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 RIP John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 God, I hated Hondo...................He was so good and so clutch against the Braves. RIP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 He was a great player R.I.P. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 The guy was always moving and running. Such a great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 In 1962, he was drafted by both the Celtics and Cleveland Browns, and during the Browns training camp he was the last person cut. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 3 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: In 1962, he was drafted by both the Celtics and Cleveland Browns, and during the Browns training camp he was the last person cut. Also played on the only Ohio State national championship team - with Jerry Lucas, Larry Siegfried, and Bobby Knight! (Yes, Yolo - Hondo was. Buckeye!) Celtics fans will appreciate this 1965 article about Havlicek’s famous steal in game 7 against Philadelphia (especially the video clip with legendary Johnny Most doing play-by-play).... https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2019/04/25/read-will-mcdonough-game-story-from-night-john-havlicek-stole-the-ball/TugNU3V0UyV3kGVfhZ64bN/story.html RIP Hondo. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 John also like to hit those bank shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 One of the classiest acts as a champ in all of sports history. Sorry to read he was in bad shape his last few years. There was a rumour his lungs were another half larger than most people, the C's prided on the fast break and he was relentless. The Braves played a few each season at Maple Leaf Gardens and I enjoyed watching the Cowens/Hondo/Silas/JoJo C's play at least once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 1 hour ago, row_33 said: One of the classiest acts as a champ in all of sports history. Sorry to read he was in bad shape his last few years. There was a rumour his lungs were another half larger than most people, the C's prided on the fast break and he was relentless. The Braves played a few each season at Maple Leaf Gardens and I enjoyed watching the Cowens/Hondo/Silas/JoJo C's play at least once. Loved those Braves/Celtics games. We took ‘em to six games in the ‘74 playoffs. Used to see Dave Cowens all the time at Fenway. I had tix along the first base line in shallow right field, just behind the dugout. Cowens must have been a few rows back - always saw him in the aisle or the beer line. ?? (Very nice guy, very friendly.) . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) 57 minutes ago, The Senator said: Loved those Braves/Celtics games. We took ‘em to six games in the ‘74 playoffs. Used to see Dave Cowens all the time at Fenway. I had tix along the first base line in shallow right field, just behind the dugout. Cowens must have been a few rows back - always saw him in the aisle or the beer line. ?? (Very nice guy, very friendly.) . Braves had a nice little team there, not a shred of hope of getting past the Bullets or Celtics though. Cowens one year decided he had had enough and quit for the first few months and drove a taxi in Boston. When he told the team he was resigning it was quiet for a few seconds until ML Carr yelled out "then get the hell off our bus" to break the ice, not sure if that was the exact word in the real statement. Just read that a few years earlier Dave needed some time off, so Red said cool whatever come back when ready, and Cowens went to the family farm to sell Christmas trees. A few years ago on a baseball road trip i ran into a Boston fan who ran a store near the Gardens during the 80s, had a few good stories, i made sure to ask if he was 100% sure that was really Bill Walton he was talking to (duhhh of course..) Edited April 26, 2019 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 20 minutes ago, row_33 said: Braves had a nice little team there, not a shred of hope of getting past the Bullets or Celtics though. Cowens one year decided he had had enough and quit for the first few months and drove a taxi in Boston. When he told the team he was resigning it was quiet for a few seconds until ML Carr yelled out "then get the hell off our bus" to break the ice, not sure if that was the exact word in the real statement. Just read that a few years earlier Dave needed some time off, so Red said cool whatever come back when ready, and Cowens went to the family farm to sell Christmas trees. A few years ago on a baseball road trip i ran into a Boston fan who ran a store near the Gardens during the 80s, had a few good stories, i made sure to ask if he was 100% sure that was really Bill Walton he was talking to (duhhh of course..) Some will argue that yesterday’s Braves are indeed today’s Celtics. And if you follow that convoluted John Y. Brown triple franchise swap between the Celtics/Braves/Clippers, that argument is valid. So all you Celtics haters are rooting against the Buffalo Braves! Red was nothing but magical. When Walton failed his physical, Red charged into the hospital, cigar blazing, and - to summarize - said, “He’s fine, he passes...let’s get outa here...we got a game tonite!” (Walton’s spoiled punk son is in a world of doodoo.) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 I remember the 1973 playoffs when Havlicek tried to play with an injured shoulder. My best friend in high school was a big Celtics fan, so I was rooting for them. We were very disappointed when the Celtics lost to the Knicks. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 One stat from the Celtics that always amazed me was that, from 1958 to 1966, they won 8 straight championships...and averaged 6,000 attendance per game over that stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 8 minutes ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: One stat from the Celtics that always amazed me was that, from 1958 to 1966, they won 8 straight championships...and averaged 6,000 attendance per game over that stretch. Boston was so racist that the Bruins who did not make the playoffs from 1959-1960 to 1966-1967 outdrew them easily. Even Bill Russell hated the Boston fanbase for years after before eventually coming back to the fanbase in the 1980's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 (edited) On 4/26/2019 at 6:44 PM, billsfan89 said: Boston was so racist that the Bruins who did not make the playoffs from 1959-1960 to 1966-1967 outdrew them easily. Even Bill Russell hated the Boston fanbase for years after before eventually coming back to the fanbase in the 1980's. Hockey was a more popular game then the NBA didn’t take off until the mid 80s finals games on weeknights were tape delayed, CBS showed a rerun of Columbo and Cannon or Kolchak the Night Stalker before the NBA tape at 1:30am, before we had any recording devices The 1984 Finals was possibly the first time we got live prime time games on weeknights Edited April 28, 2019 by row_33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 9:44 PM, K-9 said: Loved Hondo as a kid. Not after we got the Braves so much, but always like his game. RIP. Exactly, all those Celtics pissed me off way back when..... Turns out it's just a game. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 On 4/26/2019 at 6:44 PM, billsfan89 said: d Boston was so racist that the Bruins who did not make the playoffs from 1959-1960 to 1966-1967 outdrew them easily. Even Bill Russell hated the Boston fanbase for years after before eventually coming back to the fanbase in the 1980's. When the Celtics drafted Bill Russell in 1956, Red had to go door-to-door in Wellesley to make sure it was OK with the neighbors if he moved there. Yes, they’re oh-so-liberal in Boston, until you try to buy the house next door. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, The Senator said: When the Celtics drafted Bill Russell in 1956, Red had to go door-to-door in Wellesley to make sure it was OK with the neighbors if he moved there. Yes, they’re oh-so-liberal in Boston, until you try to buy the house next door. . When Joel Ward of the Caps scored the OT goal to win game seven vs. the favored Bruins in 2012, chants of “N-word” rained down from the stands. Disgusting. Apologies for derailing the thread and the honoring of Hondo, but I thought it bore mentioning considering the context of your post above. Edited April 28, 2019 by K-9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 RIP Thank you for your contribution to the NBA? Condolences to his family and his friends ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 On 4/27/2019 at 7:13 PM, row_33 said: Hockey was a more popular game then the NBA didn’t take off until the mid 80s finals games on weeknights were tape delayed, CBS showed a rerun of Columbo and Cannon or Kolchak the Night Stalker before the NBA tape at 1:30am, before we had any recording devices The 1984 Finals was possibly the first time we got live prime time games on weeknights Hardly any of this is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 12 minutes ago, bbb said: Hardly any of this is true. Go ahead... the clinching game game for Magic in 1980 and Bird in 1981 was on tape delay at 1:30 am on Buffalo’s CBS affiliate i would be interested in your point by point refutation in the whole thing They cut off the 76 and 77 trophy presentations to go to a piddling golf tournament on Sunday afternoons, I would have loved to hear Walton’s comments after winning it all. the game was nowhere until Magic and Bird squared off in 1984 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 78 and 79 were unfortunate Bullets/Sonics finals on tape delay on week nights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Bbb , you sometimes show up on ppp and tell lies and act like a goof, don’t extend this to a sports discussion, get a life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 2 hours ago, row_33 said: Go ahead... the clinching game game for Magic in 1980 and Bird in 1981 was on tape delay at 1:30 am on Buffalo’s CBS affiliate i would be interested in your point by point refutation in the whole thing They cut off the 76 and 77 trophy presentations to go to a piddling golf tournament on Sunday afternoons, I would have loved to hear Walton’s comments after winning it all. the game was nowhere until Magic and Bird squared off in 1984 I don't remember the tape delay part, but I do remember not being able to see this game & Magic's legendary performance because it just wasn't on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 5 hours ago, row_33 said: Bbb , you sometimes show up on ppp and tell lies and act like a goof, don’t extend this to a sports discussion, get a life Yeah, I tell lies. What are you even talking about? Hockey was a more popular game then Never has been in this country the NBA didn’t take off until the mid 80s Then why is it always talked about Bird and Magic bringing it back? They were in the NBA in the late 70s. finals games on weeknights were tape delayed, CBS showed a rerun of Columbo and Cannon or Kolchak the Night Stalker before the NBA tape at 1:30am, before we had any recording devices 1:30 AM after Columbo? Come on. This is ridiculous. From 1979–1981, CBS aired weekday NBA Finals games on tape delay if they were not played on the West Coast. Games were televised after the late local news (11:30 p.m.) in the CBS Late Movie time slot. In some cases, games were seen live in the cities whose local NBA teams were playing. In 1981 for example, WNAC-TV Boston and KHOU-TVHouston carried Games 1, 2, 5 and 6 live, although most viewers around the country had to wait until after the late local news to see them. The 1984 Finals was possibly the first time we got live prime time games on weeknights "1982: The '82 Finals marked the first time since 1978 that all of the games aired live in its entirely;" - so not only was it '82, but also it was before '78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spun Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Braves / Celtics could have been a great rivalry. It had a good start. The Celtics were loaded back then. I believe the only series the Braves won in their short history was against the Bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spun Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 On 4/26/2019 at 10:11 AM, The Senator said: Also played on the only Ohio State national championship team - with Jerry Lucas, Larry Siegfried, and Bobby Knight! (Yes, Yolo - Hondo was. Buckeye!) Celtics fans will appreciate this 1965 article about Havlicek’s famous steal in game 7 against Philadelphia (especially the video clip with legendary Johnny Most doing play-by-play).... https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2019/04/25/read-will-mcdonough-game-story-from-night-john-havlicek-stole-the-ball/TugNU3V0UyV3kGVfhZ64bN/story.html RIP Hondo. . In the video included in this link, there is a shot of Havlicek and Bob McAdoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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