John Havlicek Dead at 79

[guido]

John Havlicek, a Dynamo in Two Eras of Celtics Glory, Dies at 79 - The New York Times

Sad news.

[SteveP]

"Havlicek steals the ball..."

A Boston classic moment by a Boston sports great.

RIP Hondo.

[WayneJ]

I read a great book titled "A sweet spot in time" by author John Jerome. It's a book about athletic achievement. John Havlicek is referenced in that book and is mentioned as having greater peripheral vision than the average person. I remember watching him play and thinking he had eyes behind his head. Great player and great person. Never heard or read anything negative about him.

RIP Hondo.

[j44ke]

My mother's 2nd favorite basketball player. #1 was Bill Russell. She met both at one time or another, and neither could do wrong. They should have won every championships. Robbed every time they lost. Her heroes - Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King and the Celtics, not necessarily in that order.

[SteveP]

My mother's 2nd favorite basketball player. #1 was Bill Russell. She met both at one time or another, and neither could do wrong. They should have won every championships. Robbed every time they lost. Her heroes - Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King and the Celtics, not necessarily in that order.

They were not "robbed" many times.

[j44ke]

They were not "robbed" many times.

Objectively speaking, yes. :-)