Boston Celtics

Charles Harrison Cooper (September 29, 1926 - February 5, 1984), better known as Chuck Cooper, was one of three players with legitimate claims to be the first African American basketball player in the NBA. Each satisfied a different condition of being "first": * Cooper was the first black player to be drafted by an NBA team, in 1950. * Shortly afterwards, Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton was the first black player to sign a contract with an NBA team. * Finally, at the start of the 1950-51 season, Earl Lloyd was the first black to play in an NBA game, as his team started its season one day before Cooper's and four days before Clifton's. Cooper was signed by Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach, after playing for the Westinghouse high school in Pittsburgh, and the NCAA teams at Duquesne University and West Virginia State College. Cooper went on to have a fair NBA career. He played four years with the Celtics, then was traded to the Milwaukee Hawks before ending his career as a member of the Ft. Wayne Pistons. As some statistics were not kept during that era, it is not known how many blocked shots, steals or turnovers he had during his career. He did not take any three point shots; three point shots were not instituted in the NBA until about 20 years after Cooper stopped playing. During his NBA career, Cooper played a total of 409 games, scoring 2,725 points for an average of 6.66 points per game, with 2431 rebounds for an average of 5.9 per game, and 733 assists for an average of 1.79 per game. Chuck Cooper, out of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA.

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There was no NBA championships at that year the year it started was 1947

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John Stockton spent his entire 19 year career with the Utah Jazz

Antoine Walker was probably the most famous #8 in Celtics history. Known as "Employee #8"

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Irish: Sos (pron. suss) meaning break or rest.

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Michael Finley won his only NBA Championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2007.

back in the day, Boston was full of Irish men. The founder of the team put them in green uniform and called them the Boston Celtics. The clover design is is derived from the Irish culture, since Boston was mostly populated with Irish people.

Smally Robby

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Whenever you began to slow down

Tony Allen

yes NO!!!!!!!!!!!! He is married to a women!

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No, he's married.

The Chicago Bulls won three consecutive NBA titles, in 1991, 1992 and 1993, and then another three in a row in 1996, 1997 and 1998.

Glenn Frey is about 5' 9" / 5' 10"

In 1630 John Winthrop led a group of Puritans to settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Winthrop hoped their settlement would be an example of Christian living. In a sermon, he said,"...We shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us..."

Bill Russell is a legendary basketball player whose autograph can be hard to find. For this reason, a signed ball by Russell is worth around $500 to collectors.

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