It is also the birthday of former Celtic forward Rick Fox. Born in Toronto, Canada in 1969, Fox played his college ball with North Carolina, and would be drafted by Boston 24th overall in the 1991 NBA Draft.
He would play six seasons in the league before being released by then-team president and head coach Rick Pitino in 1997 to make way for Pitino’s vision of the team, a move in retrospect not held as one of the Celtics’ best moments.
Fox put up 10.7 points, 3.9 boards and 2.8 assists per contest while with Boston.