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At age 34, Cousy held his retirement ceremony on March 17, 1963, in a packed Boston Garden. The event became known as the Boston Tear Party , when the crowd's response overwhelmed Cousy, left him speechless, and caused his planned 7-minute farewell to go on for 20.
Bob Cousy * G August 9, 1928: ... However, since the NBA introduced the minimum age limit in 2005, the league's average age has decreased in the past few seasons. [79]
Adding still more to the story was Bob Cousy's decision to play at age 41. In order to be activated, the Royals had to trade solid reserve Bill Dinwiddie to the Boston Celtics so that Red Auerbach could release him from the Boston retired list. Cousy played seven games in November, and played poorly, having not played in the NBA for five seasons.
Today marks the 95th birthday of a living legend and the most famous man who calls Worcester home, Bob Cousy. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
The pregame ceremony nodded to the history of the league's most-decorated franchise, with 96-year-old Bob Cousy, a six-time NBA champion, and 1981 Finals MVP Cedric Maxwell coming out to applause ...
Bob Harrison: G 9 33% Minneapolis Lakers (1950, 1952, 1953) [51] Whitey Skoog: G 6 50% Minneapolis Lakers (1952, 1953, 1954) [52] Gene Conley: G 6 50% Boston Celtics (1959, 1960, 1961) [53] Clyde Lovellette * C 11 27% Minneapolis Lakers Boston Celtics (1963, 1964) [54] Willie Naulls: F 10 30% Boston Celtics (1964, 1965, 1966) [55] Paul Silas: F ...
Bob Cousy revealed that he penned a letter to fellow Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell in February 2016, shortly after reading Ta-Nehisi Coates' book, "Between the World and Me."
The 1956–57 Boston Celtics season saw the debut of a starting lineup made up of five future Hall-of-Famers: center Russell, forwards Heinsohn and Frank Ramsey, and guards Bill Sharman and Bob Cousy. [67] Russell's first Celtics game came on December 22, 1956, against the St. Louis Hawks. [68]