John Joseph Havlicek, often nicknamed Hondo, was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 16-year career with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. Havlicek
Havlicek in the 1960s
Havlicek was an All-American at Ohio State.
Havlicek dribbling around Dave DeBusschere, and Terry Dischinger in the mid 1960s
Thomas William Heinsohn was an American professional basketball player, coach, and broadcaster. He was associated with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association for six decades as a pl
John Havlicek
…season following the retirement of many of the Celtics prominent players such as Bill Russell, Sam Jones and K.C. Jones. That year his old teammate Tom Heinsohn became the Celtics new head coach. Heinsohn named Havlicek the Celtics' captain in 1969, a role he would hold until 1978. As many of the Celtics stars…
Heinsohn during a game against the Philadelphia Warriors, circa 1962
Heinsohn as Celtics' head coach in 1975
Heinsohn at the 2008 Celtics championship parade