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"1980s" - 120 Total Result(s)
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“Get Some Rest”
No one worked harder than Larry Bird, so when a late bus caused the legend to steal a few winks, who could blame him? With the U.S. Olympic Dream Team in 1992, Bird had a famous incident with Rodney R ...
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1986 Championship Hardware
The Celtics added another piece of hardware to their trophy collection by winning the franchise’s 16th NBA World Championship title in 1986. The two-foot, 20-pound trophy featured 22-carat gold over s ...
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1986 NBA Finals Locker Room Hat
The Celtics received official locker room hats after winning the 1986 NBA Finals against the Houston Rockets. We’re guessing the hats worn by Kevin McHale, Danny Ainge, Red Auerbach and others had mor ...
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1986: The Best Team Ever
Many respected sportswriters believe the 1985-86 Boston Celtics were the best team in NBA history. Others will argue that point, but a few things are undisputed. Five future Hall-of-Famers suited up f ...
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200,000 Of Their Closest Friends
Just two days after winning the 15th NBA World Championship title in franchise history, the Celtics took part in a public celebration at City Hall Plaza. M.L. Carr, Larry Bird, Red Auerbach, Robert Pa ...
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A Celtics Jersey Fit for a King
In October 1988, the Celtics participated in the second annual McDonald’s Basketball Open in Madrid. One local coach told Jack McCallum of Sports Illustrated, “The Boston Celtics did for basketball in ...
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A Familiar Bird
Larry Bird played his entire Celtics career in Converse shoes and wore these Converse Pros in the early 1980s. At the time, Converse ran an ad for the Converse Pro with the headline: “Familiar America ...
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A Hall of Fame Shot by Bird
Take a look at this shot! Larry Bird hit a jumper in Boston’s Game 5 win in the 1987 NBA Finals to keep the team’s championship hopes alive. One reason the Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers rivalry th ...
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A New Ring for K.C.
Celtics Head Coach K.C. Jones accepted his 1984 NBA World Championship ring from NBA Commissioner David Stern. When Jones received that ring, the crowd began chanting “DEFENSE! DEFENSE!” as a nod to h ...
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A Nod to Banner No. 14
The Celtics celebrated their latest NBA World Championship title with the 1981-82 media guide. Boston had hopes for another golden season behind All-Stars Robert Parish, Tiny Archibald and Larry Bird, ...