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On this day: Pete Maravich passes; Boston guard, Rhodes scholar George Munroe born

On this day, former Boston Celtics guard and Rhodes scholar George Munroe was born, and Pistol Pete left us unexpectedly.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, basketball legend Peter “Pete” Press Maravich died unexpectedly while playing a game of pickup basketball due to an undetected heart condition in 1988.

Born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania in 1947 to mother Helen Gravor Maravich and father Peter “Press” Maravich — a basketball star in his own right, Pistol Pete (as he was called as a nickname) picked up his father’s talents and then some as a player, whom he played for at Louisiana State University. His elite offensive talents and amazing handle quickly got the attention of professional teams as a two-time National College Player of the Year and was drafted third overall by the Atlanta Hawks in 1970.

He would play for that team, and the New Orleans and later Utah Jazz before joining the Celtics as a free agent in 1980.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 6

Today’s installment focuses on the five players who wore No. 6 over the years as of September 2022, a number which will never be worn again in the future of any team in the league in honor of the last Celtic to wear it.

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 five players who wore No. 6 over the years as of September 2022, a number which will never be worn again in the future of any team in the league in honor of the last Celtic to wear it.

On this day: Will Bynum signs; Roy Rogers born; Munroe passes

On this day, the Celtics signed guard Will Bynum, forward Celtics forward Roy Rogers was born, and guard George Munroe passed away.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, point guard Will Bynum signed a camp deal with the storied franchise after going undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft. Bynum, a native of Chicago, Illinois, played his college ball at the University of Arizona and then later would transfer to Georgia Tech.

Bynum helped lead the latter of the two schools to an NCAA title game with a late make against the Oklahoma State Cowboys before trying his luck in the draft that year, then signing with Boston later that summer when no teams selected him. He would not end up making the team, however — Bynum would find himself waived a little more than two months later, on October 25.

The Chicagoan would become a Celtic again briefly many years later, after stints with the Golden State Warriors and Detroit Pistons.

On this day: Pete Maravich passes; Boston guard, Rhodes scholar George Munroe born

On this day, former Boston Celtics guard and Rhodes scholar George Munroe was born, and Pistol Pete left us unexpectedly.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, basketball legend Peter “Pete” Press Maravich died unexpectedly while playing a game of pickup basketball due to an undetected heart condition in 1988.

Born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania in 1947 to mother Helen Gravor Maravich and father Peter “Press” Maravich — a basketball star in his own right, Piston Pete (as he was called as a nickname) picked up his father’s talents and then some as a player, whom he played for at Louisiana State University. His elite offensive talents and amazing handle quickly got the attention of professional teams as a two-time National College Player of the Year and was drafted third overall by the Atlanta Hawks in 1970.

He would play for that team, and the New Orleans and later Utah Jazz before joining the Celtics as a free agent in 1980.

On this day: Pete Maravich passes; Boston guard, Rhodes scholar George Munroe born

On this day, former Boston Celtics guard and Rhodes scholar George Munroe was born, and Pistol Pete left us unexpectedly.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, basketball legend Peter “Pete” Press Maravich died unexpectedly while playing a game of pickup basketball due to an undetected heart condition in 1988.

Born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania in 1947 to mother Helen Gravor Maravich and father Peter “Press” Maravich — a basketball star in his own right, Piston Pete (as he was called as a nickname) picked up his father’s talents and then some as a player, whom he played for at Louisiana State University. His elite offensive talents and amazing handle quickly got the attention of professional teams as a two-time National College Player of the Year and was drafted third overall by the Atlanta Hawks in 1970.

He would play for that team, and the New Orleans and later Utah Jazz before joining the Celtics as a free agent in 1980.