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On this day: Ex-Celtics Pitino, Johnson, Minor born; Doll passed away

On this day, former Celtics coach and president Rick Pitino was born, as was Dennis Johnson and Greg Minor; ex-Celtic center Bob Doll passed today.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtics President of Basketball Operations and head coach Rick Pitino was born in 1952 in New York City, New York. A product of the University of Massachusetts, Pitino went into coaching after his collegiate playing career with the Minutemen ended.

The New Yorker would secure stints at the University of Hawaii and Syracuse University as an assistant coach before landing the head coaching job at Boston University. He would leave that post to become an assistant coach for the New York Knicks, moving on to take over the head spot at Providence College.

Pitino would get his first shot coaching an NBA team with the Knicks in 1987, resigning two seasons later.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 19

Today’s installment focuses on the six players who wore No. 19 over the years as of September 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, their unretired jersey numbers pack 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 six players who wore No. 19 over the years as of September 2023.

On this day: Clark, Doll born; Harangody, Davis signed; Wallace, Dragic cut; Smith, Cohen pass

On this day, Bob Doll and Carlos Clark were born, Glen Davis and Luke Harangody signed, Rasheed Wallace and Zoran Dragic were cut, and Derek Smith and Alan N. Cohen passed.

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, with which he won the Most Valuable Player award for the National Invitational Tournament in 1940.

Doll played several years in the Amateur Athletic Union after college before joining the (now defunct) St. Louis Bombers, for whom he played two seasons. He signed with the Celtics as a free agent in 1948, playing two seasons for the club.

The 6-foot-5 Coloradan averaged 7.3 points and 2.4 assists per game with Boston (rebounds had yet to be tabulated).

On this day: Ex-Boston guard Carlos Clark, center Bob Doll born

On this day, former Boston Celtics big man Bob Doll and champion guard Carlos Clark were born.

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).