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On this day: Cs’ 1st home game; Walton born; Radja, Earl, Rivas, Hemric, Loscutoff debut; Englund passes

On this day in Celtics history, the team played their first home game in franchise history.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the newly-formed professional basketball franchise the Boston Celtics played their first home game in 1946 in the Basketball Association of America (BAA – a precursor league to the NBA) in team history.

The game was an inauspicious loss, 57-55 to the now-defunct Chicago Stags (not to be confused with the later franchise of that city, the Bulls), which saw two of the Celtics break double figures. One of the pair was guard Johnny Simmons, who scored 13 points on 6 field goals and a free throw, though we don’t know how efficiently since that and many aspects of the game were yet to be recorded in those early years of the sport.

Forward Wyndol Gray scored 12 points as well, and future star of television and film Chuck Connors added 8 points in the loss.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 55

This is every player in Boston’s history who wore the Celtics’ No. 55 jersey for at least one game as of Aug. 2023.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the 13 players who wore No. 55 over the years as of Aug. 2023.

On this day: Bill Russell retires; Acie Earl drafted; Orien Greene waived

On this day, Boston Celtics big man luminary Bill Russell retired after 13 seasons and 11 titles.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, one of the greatest players to play the game retired: Celtics center legend Bill Russell decided to hang it up officially after 13 seasons with the team. Russell joined the team in 1956, drafted (along with college teammate K.C. Jones) out of the University of San Francisco.

He played for the team for 13 seasons, winning an NBA-record 11 titles over that stretch, including eight in a row in the 1960s. The Louisiana native racked up five Most Valuable Player awards, 12 All-Star games (and an All-Star game MVP), 11 All-NBA teams, and five All-Defensive teams among many other honors, retiring on this day in 1969.

Russell averaged 15.1 points, 22.5 rebounds (yes, really), and 4.3 assists per game over his career, all spent with the Celtics.

On this day: Pierce, Jefferson, Allen, Bradley drafted; Jones born

On this day, the Boston Celtics drafted Paul Pierce, Al Jefferson, Tony Allen, and Avery Bradley; it is also the birthday of Celtics legend Sam Jones.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the 1998 NBA draft was held in General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and in it, the Celtics took only one player of note. The Celtics selected forward Paul Pierce out of Kansas with the 10th overall pick of the draft, a team the Californian was no fan of as a youth.

Even casual fans know the legacy of “the Truth” — as he was dubbed by future teammate Shaquille O’Neal in 2001 — has had on the franchise. An instrumental part of the 2008 title that brought Boston its league-record 17th championship, the Oakland native racked up a finals MVP for that series as well.

Over the course of his career with the Celtics, Pierce amassed 10 All-Star and four All-NBA elections, All-Rookie First Team, election to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, and several other honors

On this day: Cs’ 1st home game; Walton born; Radja, Earl, Rivas, Hemric, Loscutoff debut; Englund passes

On this day in Celtics history, the team played their first home game in franchise history.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the newly-formed professional basketball franchise the Boston Celtics played their first home game in 1946 in the Basketball Association of America (BAA – a precursor league to the NBA) in team history.

The game was an inauspicious loss, 57-55 to the now-defunct Chicago Stags (not be confused with the later franchise of that city, the Bulls), which saw two of the Celtics break double figures. One of the pair was guard Johnny Simmons, who scored 13 points on 6 field goals and a free throw, though we don’t know how efficiently since that and many aspects of the game were yet to be recorded in those early years of the sport.

Forward Wyndol Gray scored 12 points as well, and future star of television and film Chuck Connors added 8 points in the loss.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 55

This is every player in Boston’s history who wore the Celtics’ No. 55 jersey for at least one game as of October 2022.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the 13 players who wore No. 55 over the years as of October 2022.

On this day: Bill Russell retires; Acie Earl drafted; Orien Greene waived

On this day, Boston Celtics big man luminary Bill Russell retired after 13 seasons and 11 titles.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, one of the greatest players to play the game retired: Celtics center legend Bill Russell decided to hang it up officially after 13 seasons with the team. Russell joined the team in 1956, drafted (along with college teammate K.C. Jones) out of the University of San Francisco.

He played for the team for 13 seasons, winning an NBA-record 11 titles over that stretch, including eight in a row in the 1960s. The Louisiana native racked up five Most Valuable Player awards, 12 All-Star games (and an All-Star game MVP), 11 All-NBA teams, and five All-Defensive teams among many other honors, retiring on this day in 1969.

Russell averaged 15.1 points, 22.5 rebounds (yes, really) and 4.3 assists per game over his career, all spent with the Celtics.

On this day: Pierce, Jefferson, Allen, Bradley drafted; Jones born

On this day, the Boston Celtics drafted Paul Pierce, Al Jefferson, Tony Allen, and Avery Bradley; it is also the birthday of Celtics legend Sam Jones.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the 1998 NBA draft was held in General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and in it, the Celtics took only one player of note. The Celtics selected forward Paul Pierce out of Kansas with the 10th overall pick of the draft, a team the Californian was no fan of as a youth.

Even casual fans know the legacy of “the Truth” — as he was dubbed by future teammate Shaquille O’Neal in 2001 — has had on the franchise. An instrumental part of the 2008 title that brought Boston its league-record 17th championship, the Oakland native racked up a finals MVP for that series as well.

Over the course of his career with the Celtics, Pierce amassed 10 All-Star and four All-NBA elections, All-Rookie First Team, election to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, and several other honors

On this day: Bill Russell retires; Acie Earl drafted; Orien Greene waived

On this day, Boston Celtics big man luminary Bill Russell retired after 13 seasons and 11 titles.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, one of the greatest players to play the game retired as Celtics center legend Bill Russell decided to hang it up officially after 13 seasons with the team. Russell joined the team in 1956, drafted (along with college teammate K.C. Jones) out of the University of San Francisco.

He would play for the team for 13 seasons, winning an NBA-record 11 titles over that stretch, including eight in a row in the 1960s. The Louisiana native racked up five Most Valuable Player awards, 12 All-Star games (and an All-Star game MVP), 11 All-NBA teams and five All-Defensive teams among many other honors, retiring on this day in 1969.

Russell averaged 15.1 points, 22.5 rebounds (yes, really) and 4.3 assists per game over his career, all spent with the Celtics.