John Havlicek Dead at 79

[Meister]

Sorry to here this. "Hondo" passes away.

John Havlicek, who won eight NBA championships with the Boston Celtics and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984, died Thursday. He was 79.

Havlicek suffered from Parkinson’s disease, and the team confirmed his death in a statement.
Havlicek averaged 20.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists in his 16-year career with the Celtics. He was part of a glorious era in Celtics history when the team had a collection of players led by Hall of Famers Bill Russell on the court and Red Auerbach as coach.

He is the Celtics’ all-time leading scorer with 26,395 points, was named to the All-Star team 13 times and was the 1974 Finals MVP. At 6-5, Havlicek played guard and forward and was a workhorse. He played in at least 75 games in every season of his career, including all 82 games five times. He led the league in minutes played twice and played more than 40 minutes per game in five seasons.
John Havlicek, Hall of Famer and Celtics legend, dies at 79

 

[Pogo]

How old does it make you feel when a sports player you grew up with as a kid, dies at a ripe old age.

RIP John Havlicek Rooted against him many an evening by the radio, with respect. Condolences to his loved ones. Especially for the Parkinson's. That killed my Dad. It's quite the challenge to deal with for the affected and his caretakers.

 

[beautress]

Thanks for being a person kids could look up to and learn to work hard to achieve excellence, and RIP, John Havlicek .