Boston Celtics

Barnstorming through New England: The Boston Celtics in the Preseason, 1946-1991

The twelfth edition of the most complete reference for Boston Celtics preseason history contains box scores for 412 of 426 preseason games played by the Celtics from 1946 through 1991, plus 23 box scores for games against semi-pro and amateur opponents plus some intrasquad games. It also includes training camp rosters and locations, and opening day/night rosters.

Celtics on Ice

In February 1952 the Boston Celtics played a game at Midnight to accommodate a performance by the Ice Follies. While it was common for Celtics (and Boston Bruins) home games to be scheduled around ice shows and other annual visitors to the Boston Garden, playing a game at Midnight was a unique example of the creative promotions used to market pro basketball in the early days of the NBA.

Appendix: Celtics Attendance in Boston 1946-1976

Includes unofficial attendance figures, preliminary game information, television details (when applicable), and more.

Rafter Heaven: A Short History of the Boston Celtics Banners

A short history of the Boston Celtics Banners that symbolize basketball excellence. This article describes the evolution of the famous flags – and sets the record straight about the chronology of the franchise’s retired numbers.

Photo by Paul Keleher; image source (CC 2.0) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BostonCelticsChampionshipBanners.jpg

Boston Celtics 1957 Postseason Tour

On Saturday afternoon, April 13, 1957, the Boston Celtics captured their first NBA Championship by defeating the St. Louis Hawks 125-123 in double overtime. The next day, most of the Celtics flew to Des Moines, Iowa, to begin a 21-game tour through the western United States, Hawaii, and British Columbia, bringing their sport to cities and towns that did not have a pro basketball franchise of their own.

This article describes the 1957 tour and includes box scores for most of the games.

A year later, a similar tour of NBA All-Stars took place in April-May 1958. Click here to read more.

RISING ABOVE THE RIM

The story of how Bill Russell, along with a group of other superstars, transformed the game of pro basketball during the 1950’s and 1960’s.

This was my first attempt at a new hobby: writing about sports history. I guess most people would have started with a short article on a simple topic, but of course I had to challenge myself with the goal of covering the entire basketball career of arguably the most influential player in the history of the sport.

I had read many books on Celtics history and Russell in particular, but Russell's college career and his experience at the Olympics was usually relegated to a few pages; I wanted to cover those aspects of his career in more depth. I hope I succeeded.

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