Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Founded: June 6, 1946

Formerly known as:

Home Arena: FleetCenter (was previously the Boston Garden)

Uniform colors: Green and White

Logo design: A Leprechaun leaning on a shillelagh twirling a basketball

NBA Championships: (Year of championship listed. Basketball season starts in previous year.) 1957, 1959-1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986

Table of contents

1 Franchise history
2 Players of note

2.1 Basketball Hall of Famers:
2.2 Not to be forgotten:
2.3 Retired numbers:
2.4 Current stars:

3 Coaches and others

3.5 Basketball Hall of Famers:

Franchise history

The Celtics are the winningest franchise in the history of the NBA. Anchored by Bill Russell, they won eight consecutive championships from 1959 to 1966. In the 1980s, anchored by Larry Bird, they enjoyed an intense rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Larry Bird
Walter Brown
Bob Cousy
Dave Cowens
Wayne Embry (inducted as a contributor, not as a player; he was the first African-American to serve both as a general manager and a team president in the NBA)
John Havlicek
Tom Heinsohn
Bailey Howell
K. C. Jones
Sam Jones
Clyde Lovellette
Ed Macauley
Pete Maravich
Kevin McHale
Robert Parish
Andy Phillip
Frank Ramsey
Arnie Risen
Bill Russell
Bill Sharman
John Thompson (only played in the NBA for two years; inducted for his coaching career at Georgetown University)
Bill Walton