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"Chuck Connors" - 5 Total Result(s)
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Boston’s First Players
Coach John “Honey” Russell stood with members of the first ever Celtics team, ready to play for the 1946-47 BAA season. Standing around Boston’s first head coach were Harold Kottman, Warren Fenley, Ke ...
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Chuck Connors Plays the Star
Kevin “Chuck” Connors, the one-time Celtics player and future television star, prepared for his Hollywood career by posing with his head in a basketball rim. In the early years when the Celtics walked ...
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Chuck’s Hollywood Beginning
Kevin “Chuck” Connors’ stint with the Celtics lasted just two seasons in the 1940s before he ventured off to a successful career in Hollywood. Connors made a quick impression in only his second game i ...
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Drama Off the Court
In addition to being an All-Star player and head coach of the Boston Celtics, Bill Russell tried his hand at acting. In 1967, Russell guest-starred in Chuck Connors’ series “Cowboy in Africa” by playi ...
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Red’s Got a Different Kind of Shot
Red Auerbach already had a nickname, but maybe he should have added “Rifleman.” Auerbach and his team toured the set of the hit show “The Rifleman,” which starred former Celtics player Chuck Connors. ...