On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Boston big man Bob Doll was born in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Playing both the center and power forward positions, Doll played his collegiate basketball for the University of Colorado, where he won the Most Valuable Player award for the National Invitational Tournament in 1940.
Doll would play for several years in the Amateur Athletic Union after college before joining the (now defunct) St. Louis Bombers, for whom he would play for two seasons. He would then sign with the Celtics as a free agent in 1948, playing two seasons for that club.
The 6-foot-5 Coloradan would average 7.3 points and 2.4 assists per game with Boston (rebounds had yet to be tabulated).
Happy birthday in heaven Bob Doll. #Celtics pic.twitter.com/Fm6nmUKCfY
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) August 10, 2021