On this day, Boston Celtics point guard legend K. C. Jones was born in 1932 in Taylor, Texas.
Jones played his college ball with fellow Celtics legend Bill Russell at the University of San Francisco, and was drafted along with Russell by the Celtics with the 13th overall pick of the 1956 NBA Draft.
The Texan guard would go on to win eight championships with Boston, the only club he played for over a nine season playing career.
He would average 7.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game with the Celtics, and would be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1989.