Social : Joined group 1962 (Boston Celtics)
Death:Death by Disease 25 April 2019 (Parkinsons, age 79) chart Placidus Equal_H.
American professional basketball player who competed for 16 seasons with the Boston Celtics (1962-1978), winning eight NBA championships, four of them coming in his first four seasons. In the National Basketball Association, only teammates Bill Russell and Sam Jones won more championships during their playing careers, and Havlicek is one of three NBA players with an unsurpassed 8–0 record in NBA Finals series outcomes. Havlicek is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game and was inducted as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984. Havlicek had Parkinsons disease during his last years. He died on 25 April 2019 in Jupiter, Florida, at the age of 79. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less
Havlicek Hondo was born on April 8, 1940 in Martins Ferry, Ohio. He is a former professional basketball player who played small forward for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1962 to 1978.
Hondo was a six-time NBA champion with the Celtics and was named to the NBA All-Star Game 12 times. He is considered one of the greatest all-around players in NBA history.
After his playing career, Hondo worked as a broadcaster for the Celtics and as a college basketball coach.