Green-painted parquet is highly coveted among Celtics fans and collectors. This section had added value with autographs from some of the greatest players in franchise history. See if you can make out all of signatures inked on the original parquet.

John Havlicek chatted with teammates in the Celtics locker room sometime during the 1960s. When Havlicek arrived in Boston from Ohio State, the team’s locker room was one of his biggest shocks. Unlike today’s NBA, the locker rooms in the 1960s were more bare bones. “I thought it would be open and spacious; what I […]

K.C. Jones defended future Hall-of-Famer Hal Greer of the Syracuse Nationals during a game in 1962. In the early days of their careers, K.C. Jones and teammate Sam Jones would substitute off the bench for star guards Bob Cousy and Bill Sharman. Said Cousy, “They not only sustain a lead, they add to it. And […]

With a team full of superstars, K.C. Jones’ best trait as Celtics head coach was his ability to relate to his players. Red Auerbach said of Jones, “You never hear him say, ‘This is my team.’ It’s always our team.” Auerbach later added that “K.C. never coached out of fear. He coached out of confidence.” […]

A Celtics practice under Red Auerbach could be intense. He banned water during practice on the theory that it would slow players down. According to John Havlicek, he heard stories that Bill Sharman and K.C. Jones practiced so hard “they nearly had bloodbaths.” As for Auerbach, he said, “I tried to make the practices interesting […]

When the Indianapolis Olympians disbanded after the 1953 NBA Playoffs, the fledgling league was left with only nine teams. The NBA then instituted a one-time-only round robin tournament. The second-seeded Celtics beat the top-seeded New York Knicks twice but lost to the Syracuse Nationals twice. As a result, the Celtics and the Nationals met in […]

Bill Sharman attempted to dribble around George Milkan of the Minneapolis Lakers during a home game in 1955. At only 6-foot-1, Sharman had to move quickly to maneuver around the 6-foot-10 Milkan. When his playing career ended, Sharman found himself coaching the Lakers – except in Los Angeles. At the time of his induction into […]

Bill Sharman spent his first season in the NBA with the Washington Capitols before heading to Boston in 1951, when he began a career that landed him in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Sharman was a prolific scorer, averaging 18.1 points per game during his 10 seasons with the Celtics. Nicknamed “Bullseye” for […]

Players of the Boston Celtics and New York Knickerbockers signed a poster commemorating the NBA’s 50th anniversary. Some of the more distinctive signatures from former Celtics stars included Bob Cousy, Sam Jones, John Havlicek and Bill Sharman. The anniversary focused on Boston and New York as the only two franchises in the NBA still playing […]

The 1958-59 Celtics took time from their NBA World Championship title-winning season to snap a team photo and sign it. The team was an offensive powerhouse, averaging an NBA-best 116 points per game behind top scorers Bill Sharman and Bob Cousy. A 52-20 regular season record ended with a sweep in the 1959 NBA Finals […]