Jones and Russell: Friends for Life

K.C. Jones, Bill Russell and John Havlicek walked off the Boston Garden court after a 1967 game. Prior to the Celtics, Jones and Russell were teammates at the University of San Francisco and guided the team to two straight NCAA championships. Jones retired following the 1966-67 season after helping his longtime teammate Russell navigate his first season as a player-coach. When Jones passed away in 2020, Russell ended his tribute to Jones with, “Friends for life.”