100 Things Celtics Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hubbard, Don.

Contributor:

White, Jo Jo.

Series:

100 Things...Fans Should Know

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boston Celtics (Basketball team).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Triumph Books, 2017.

Summary:

Most Boston Celtics fans have taken in at least a game or two at the Garden and have watched highlights of Larry Bird in his prime. But only real fans know about Bill Russell's pregame ritual or the history of the team's parquet floors. 100 Things Celtics Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource for true fans of the Boston Celtics. Experienced sportswriter Don Hubbard has collected every essential piece of Celtics knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom. Now updated through 2017!

Contents:

Front Cover

Title Page

Half Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword by Jo Jo White

1. Red

2. Russ

3. Larry Legend

4. Kevin McHale

5. The Old Boston Garden

6. Cooz

7. The First Championship

8. Banner 17

9. Chuck Cooper

10. Hondo

11. Buy Something at the Pro Shop

12. The Other Red

13. Johnny Most

14. The Truth

15. 1986

16. Boston 2010

17. Red's Run

18. First Dynasty's End

19. Bill Sharman

20. Dollars and Defense

21. 00

22. Greatest Game in NBA History

23. Rivals and Rivalries

24. Havlicek Stole the Ball!...Then Henderson, Then Bird

25. Sam Jones

26. Tommy Heinsohn

27. The Celtics Enter the Stock Market

28. Another Banner Is Raised: 1974

29. Celtics Trade Ice Capades for Bill Russell

30. Other Steals

31. All-Time Winning Streak

32. The Real Isaiah Thomas

33. Celtic Mystique

34. Bailey Howell

35. Race

36. Celtics on the Diamond and the Gridiron

37. Garnett

38. Attend a Banner-Raising or Number-Retiring Ceremony

39. "I Love Walter!"

40. Howie McHugh

41. DJ

42. Ambassadors of Love

43. View Celtic Pride and Then...View Celtic Pride

44. Pose with the Red Auerbach Statue

45. Visit the Boston Beer Works

46. Bird's First Banner, 1981

47. Second-Greatest Celtics Team

48. Visit Matthews Arena

49. Dance with Gino

50. Walter Brown

51. The Celtics Fan

52. Get Bill Russell's Autograph

53. When Boston Was Not a Basketball Town

54. Bicentennial Banner

55. "Bad News" Barnes

56. Cherished Rituals

57. Fight Night at the Garden

58. Celtics Mascots

59. 'Toine

60. The Curse of Len Bias

61. Attend a Celtics Road Game

62. K.C

63. Organist John Kiley

64. Watch the Game at the Fours

65. Spider

66. Red Claws

67. Celtics' Scoring Record Set.

68. Kentucky Colonel

69. John Y., the Anti-Brown

70. Satch

71. Hall of Famers

72. 22-Year Title Drought

73. Fellowship of the Miserable

74. Danny Ainge

75. Visit the Sports Museum

76. The Unassuming Brad Stevens

77. Jo Jo White

78. Dine at Ristorante Villa Francesca

79. Rajon Rondo

80. Curtis and Sidney

81. Parquet

82. Get on Max's Back in '84

83. Tiny

84. Call Him Max

85. Visit Professor Thom's in New York City

86. Bill Walton

87. Visit the Basketball Hall of Fame

88. Loscy

89. See a Championship Parade

90. Nellie

91. Bad Trades

92. Al Horford

93. The 2017 Off-season

94. Silas

95. Reggie Lewis

96. Ray Allen

97. Easy Ed

98. Camp Milbrook

99. Il Messaggero

100. Gene Guarilia

Acknowledgments

Sources.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-63319-866-9

1-63319-868-5

OCLC:

1006090243