No, Bob Cousy wasn’t coming out of retirement, but the Celtics played to their past when they debuted the “Parquet Pride” alternate jersey for the 2014-15 season. The sleeved jersey, the first since the franchise’s first season, featured a parquet pattern on the sides. “Incorporating our franchise’s storied tradition into our alternate home uniform provides […]

Bob Cousy, Tommy Heinsohn and Frank Ramsey stood in front of CBS Studios in Los Angeles with Clint Eastwood, who was holding a volleyball (wrong sport, Clint). Despite being 6-foot-2, Eastwood never set foot on a basketball court but did play golf and tennis growing up. Then a star of the TV series “Rawhide,” Eastwood […]

Nicknamed “Cooz,” passing was one of the defining characteristics of Bob Cousy’s game. His teammate Tommy Heinsohn said of Cousy’s ability, “If you think Magic Johnson could pass, if you think John Stockton can pass, multiply them by 10 and you have Bob Cousy.” Here, Cousy completes a no-look pass against the Cincinnati Royals.

The career trajectories of Bob Cousy and Tommy Heinsohn mirrored each other in several respects. After attending Holy Cross and amassing iconic playing careers with the Celtics, both Hall-of-Famers stayed in the NBA as coaches and broadcasters. Cousy worked as an analyst for ABC’s telecast team and is seen here interviewing Heinsohn as part of […]

Bob Cousy gained his fame for the skills he brought to the court and the assists he dished to his teammates – but he could put the ball in the net as well. Despite shooting 37.5 percent for his career, he averaged more than 10 points per game in each of his seasons with the […]

The 1958-59 Celtics posed ahead of another NBA World Championship title-winning season. The team swept the Elgin Baylor-led Minneapolis Lakers in the 1959 NBA Finals behind star player Bob Cousy’s 16.8 points and 12.8 assists per game in the series. He set a record at the time for most assists in the NBA Finals, recording […]

This image of Bob Cousy maneuvering his way around the Fort Wayne Pistons defense graced the cover of Sports Illustrated on January 9, 1956. It was yet another record for Cousy, as he was the first NBA player featured on the magazine’s cover. In the accompanying article, New York Knicks Head Coach Joe Lapchick said of Cousy, […]

With this publication, the Celtics became the first NBA club to issue a team yearbook for sale ahead of the 1955-56 season. For a mere 25 cents, fans could read about All-NBA First Team member Bob Cousy and fellow All-NBA First Team star Bill Sharman as they led the Celtics to a playoff berth. Of […]

Members of the 1961-62 Celtics signed a basketball for Bob Cousy after he became only the second player in NBA history to score 15,000 career points. On November 25, 1961, Cousy met the mark on a 20-foot push shot just 1:47 into a game held at Boston Garden. He went on to score 22 points […]

Before he signed on to endorse PF Flyers in 1958, Bob Cousy wore these Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars. Designed with a rubber sole, the All Stars remained a firm favorite among NBA players for decades. Cousy and his teammates’ shoes differed from the other teams. While the other teams wore white All Stars, Celtics […]