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100 Causeway Street
There wasn’t a more famous address in Boston sports than 100 Causeway St., the site of the old Boston Garden. The address was originally for North Station, which opened in 1893. Nearly four decades la ...
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A Handshake Agreement
By all accounts, Celtics owner and founder Walter Brown had a strong relationship with his players. John Havlicek recalled that Brown “didn’t go around waving a diamond ring in people’s faces, or anyt ...
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A Rough First NBA Season
In 1949, the Basketball Association of America – of which the Celtics were a part – and the National Basketball League merged to form the National Basketball Association. The Celtics joined the Easter ...
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A Seat Signed by Russell and Red
Both Red Auerbach and Bill Russell signed this seat – stamped with the same number as Russell’s jersey – from the original Boston Garden. Only one NBA Finals series from 1957 to 1969 did not feature t ...
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A Winning Symbol
Sam Jones, Frank Ramsey and Tommy Heinsohn (left to right) celebrated after a game in 1959. The trio played together on Boston’s NBA World Championship title teams from 1959 to 1964. During the 1959-6 ...
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Barrett, Twice a Celtics Player
Ernie Barrett played two separate one-year contracts with the Celtics. Interested in ending his playing career in order to coach, only Red Auerbach convinced Barrett to return for the 1955-56 season. ...
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Behind the Back To Win
During his junior year at Holy Cross, Bob Cousy’s coach Buster Sheary urged him to develop a shot with his left hand. In a tie-game against Loyola, Cousy dribbled behind his back and drained a left-ha ...
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Below the Parquet Floor
Not every piece of the Boston Garden parquet was shined and polished, but they all mattered. Below the glossy surface was a network of wood planks, brass screws and 988 bolts that kept the 247 5-by-5- ...
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Best of the Early Years
Boston posted 46 wins in the 1952-53 season, the most by a Celtics team in the franchise’s first seven seasons. All-Stars Bob Cousy, Ed Macauley and Bill Sharman emerged as leaders, helping the team a ...
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Bill Russell’s Reach
Bill Russell stretched every limb to get his hand up to block a shot by the Syracuse Nationals, while teammates Tommy Heinsohn (No. 15) and Bill Sharman (No. 21) fought for position. From 1957 to 1961 ...