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On this day: Chris Ford fired; Todd Mundt, Dave Popson born

On this day in 1995, Boston Celtics head coach Chris Ford was fired, and big men Todd Mundt and Dave Popson were born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the Celtics fired their head coach Chris Ford in 1995. Ford had been with the team first as a player and later as part of the coaching staff since 1978, when he was traded from the Detroit Pistons as a player for Earl Tatum.

He would play for the Celtics for four seasons before retiring and returning to the franchise as an assistant coach in 1983. Ford would be elevated to the role of head coach in 1990, replacing then-head coach Jimmy Rodgers after a first-round playoff exit the season prior. Ford would amass a 222-188 regular-season record and a 13-16 postseason record with Boston.

Good for .541 and .448 winning percentages, respectively.

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Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 51

Today’s installment focuses on the five players who wore No. 51 over the years 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 five players who wore No. 51 over the years as of Aug. 2023.

On this day: ex-Celtics Kenny Rollins signed; Todd Mundt waived

On this day, the Boston Celtics signed point guard Kenny Rollins and waived big man Todd Mundt.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, point guard Kenneth Herman Rollins joined the team as a free agent in 1952. Rollins was a product of the University of Kentucky who competed for the United States in the 1948 London Olympics, winning a gold medal.

Before joining the Celtics, the Charleston, Missouri native had played for two professional clubs. Rollins had previously played for the Chicago Stags in the Basketball Association of America (BAA – a predecessor league of the NBA) until they folded at the end of the 1949-50 season, and after that, the Louisville Alumnites of the National Professional Basketball League in their sole 1950-51 season.

Rollins, the older brother of (then) Philadelphia (now, Golden State) Warriors 1956 NBA draft selection Phil, would take the 1951-52 season off from basketball altogether.

On this day: Chris Ford fired; Todd Mundt, Dave Popson born

On this day in 1995, Boston Celtics head coach Chris Ford was fired, and big men Todd Mundt and Dave Popson were born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the Celtics fired their head coach Chris Ford in 1995. Ford had been with the team first as a player and later as part of the coaching staff since 1978, when he was traded from the Detroit Pistons as a player for Earl Tatum.

He would play for the Celtics for four seasons before retiring and returning to the franchise as an assistant coach in 1983. Ford would be elevated to the role of head coach in 1990, replacing then-head coach Jimmy Rodgers after a first-round playoff exit the season prior. Ford would amass a 222-188 regular-season record and a 13-16 postseason record with Boston.

Good for .541 and .448 winning percentages, respectively.

On this day: Chris Ford fired; Todd Mundt, Dave Popson born

On this day in 1995, Boston Celtics head coach Chris Ford was fired, and big men Todd Mundt and Dave Popson were born.

On this day in 1995, the Boston Celtics fired their head coach, Chris Ford.

Ford had been with the team in some capacity since 1978, when he was traded from the Detroit Pistons as a player for Earl Tatum.

He would play for the Celtics for four seasons before retiring and returning to the franchise as an assistant coach in 1983. He would be elevated to the role of head coach in 1990, replacing then-head coach Jimmy Rodgers after a first-round playoff exit the season prior.

Ford would amass a 222-188 regular season record and a 13-16 postseason record, good for .541 and .448 winning percentages, respectively.

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