Search Results for
"Bob Cousy" - 96 Total Result(s)
item
Back to the Finals in ’63
The Celtics celebrated with Coach Red Auerbach after defeating the Cincinnati Royals, 142-131, in Game 7 of the 1963 Eastern Division Finals. Bob Cousy, who would retire at the end of the season, tallied 16 assists, but it was Sam Jones who stole the show. Journalist Leonard Koppett wrote that Jones was “hitting jump shots […]
item
Behind the Back To Win
During his junior year at Holy Cross, Bob Cousy’s coach Buster Sheary urged him to develop a shot with his left hand. In a tie-game against Loyola, Cousy dribbled behind his back and drained a left-handed hook shot to win the game, 59-58. Cousy said after the game, “I didn’t think about doing it. I […]
item
Best of the Early Years
Boston posted 46 wins in the 1952-53 season, the most by a Celtics team in the franchise’s first seven seasons. All-Stars Bob Cousy, Ed Macauley and Bill Sharman emerged as leaders, helping the team advance to the playoffs. The Celtics dispatched the Syracuse Nationals in the Eastern Division Semifinals in a two-game sweep behind Cousy’s […]
item
Bob Cousy Warmup Shirt
Over his successful Celtics career, Bob Cousy warmed up in 917 games and recorded 6,945 assists – which remains in the top 25 all-time in NBA history. Sportswriter Leonard Koppett said of Cousy, “Fans were attracted to Cousy because he was an ordinary-sized person competing against all these giants, and a lot of the time […]
item
Bob Cousy: Driving Instructor
Bob Cousy’s NBA career almost ended before it even began. Picked by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks in the 1950 NBA Draft and quickly traded to the Chicago Stags, Cousy had little desire to move to the Illinois, as it would interfere with his plans to start a driving school for women in Worcester, Massachusetts. Soon after […]
item
Bob Cousy: Playing the Rookie
Bob Cousy played in every game of his rookie campaign during the 1950-51 season while averaging 15.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. An early playoffs exit to the New York Knicks marked the end of his first season, but it was also the start of a remarkable career.
item
Bob Cousy: The King of Assists
Over his 13 seasons with the Boston Celtics, Bob Cousy won eight NBA assist titles. His best campaign came in the 1959-60 season when Cousy averaged 9.5 assists per game, only half of an assist short of averaging a double-double of assists and points for the season.
collection
Boston’s First Dynasty
From 1957 to 1969, the Celtics did something no other NBA franchise has ever done. Apart from two seasons, Boston won NBA World Championship titles every single year in that span. That’s 11 titles in 13 seasons, including eight straight! Led by the likes of Bill Russell, Sam Jones, John Havlicek, Satch Sanders, Tommy Heinsohn, […]
item
Boston’s Team of the Century
No NBA team has quite the storied history as the Celtics, as the signatures by these basketball legends attest. The 17-time NBA World Champions boast 49 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall-of-Famers, many of whom signed this ball, including Larry Bird, Bob Cousy and John Havlicek.
item
Celtics Hall-of-Famers on a Basketball
Some of the greatest names in Celtics history signed this basketball, including Hall-of-Famers Larry Bird, Frank Ramsey, Jo Jo White and Sam Jones. Forty-nine Celtics players, coaches and executives have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the most of any NBA franchise.