John Havlicek
Havlicek in the 1960s
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
April 8, 1940 Martins Ferry, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bridgeport (Bridgeport, Ohio) |
| College | Ohio State (1959–1962) |
| NBA draft | 1962 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 1962–1978 |
| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
| Number | 17 |
| Career history | |
| 1962–1978 | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 26,395 (20.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 8,007 (6.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 6,114 (4.8 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2015 |
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John Joseph "Hondo" Havlicek (/ˈhævlᵻtʃɛk/ HAV-lə-chek; born April 8, 1940) is an American retired professional basketball player who competed for 16 seasons with the Boston Celtics, winning eight NBA championships, four of them coming in his first four seasons.
In the National Basketball Association, only teammates Bill Russell and Sam Jones won more championships during their playing careers, and Havlicek is one of three NBA players with an unsurpassed 8-0 record in NBA Finals series outcomes. Havlicek is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game and was inducted as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984. He was a three-sport athlete at Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Ohio and one of his boyhood friends was Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro.
Havlicek played college basketball with Jerry Lucas at Ohio State University. That team, which had future coaching legend Bobby Knight as a reserve, won the 1960 NCAA title. He was named as an alternate to the 1960 Olympic Games United States Team.
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