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On this day: former Celtics Wally Szczerbiak, Tom Kelly born; Larry Bird gets back surgery

On this day in Celtics history, former Boston forward Wally Szczerbiak and ex-Celtic guard Tom Kelly were born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Boston Celtic small forward Walter “Wally” Robert Szczerbiak was born in Madrid, Spain back in 1977. The son of Walter Szczerbiak, who played the same sport his son did in the (now merged with the NBA) American Basketball Association as well as overseas, Szczerbiak the younger was born overseas while his father played for Spanish team Real Madrid at the time.

The future Celtic played his college ball with the Miami (of Ohio) University Redhawks and was picked up with the sixth overall pick of the 1999 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Madrid native would be dealt to the Celtics early in 2006 with Michael Olowokandi, and Dwayne Jones for Ricky Davis, Mark Blount, Marcus Banks, and Justin Reed.

On this day: Celtics Gene Englund, Tom Kelly debut; Hoot Gibson born

On this day, former Boston Celtics Gene Englund and Tom Kelly made their debuts for the team, and Hoot Gibson was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, big man Gene Englund made his debut with the storied franchise way back in 1949 when the team was still in its infancy.

A product of the University of Wisconsin Badgers — who he led to an NCAA title in 1941 — Englund would play in the National Basketball League (NBL – not be confused with the Australian league of today) before it merged with the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1949 to form the NBA. After stints with the defunct Oshkosh (Wisconsin) All-Stars and (also defunct) Brooklyn (New York) Indians in the NBL, Englund made his way to the NBA at the end of his pro career.

He played 24 games with the Celtics before being traded to the (then) Tri-Cities Blackhawks (now Atlanta Hawks) for John Mahnken in 1950.

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: former Celtics Wally Szczerbiak, Tom Kelly born; Larry Bird gets back surgery

On this day in Celtics history, former Boston forward Wally Szczerbiak and ex-Celtic guard Tom Kelly were born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Boston Celtic small forward Walter “Wally” Robert Szczerbiak was born in Madrid, Spain back in 1977. The son of Walter Szczerbiak, who played the same sport his son did in the (now merged with the NBA) American Basketball Association as well as overseas, Szczerbiak the younger was born overseas while his father played for Spanish team Real Madrid at the time.

The future Celtic played his college ball with the Miami (of Ohio) University Redhawks and was picked up with the sixth overall pick of the 1999 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Madrid native would be dealt to the Celtics early in 2006 with Michael Olowokandi, and Dwayne Jones for Ricky Davis, Mark Blount, Marcus Banks, and Justin Reed.

On this day: Celtics Gene Englund, Tom Kelly debut; Hoot Gibson born

On this day, former Boston Celtics Gene Englund and Tom Kelly made their debuts for the team, and Hoot Gibson was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, big man Gene Englund made his debut with the storied franchise way back in 1949 when the team was still in its infancy.

A product of the University of Wisconsin Badgers — who he led to an NCAA title in 1941 — Englund would play in the National Basketball League (NBL – not be confused with the Australian league of today) before it merged with the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1949 to form the NBA. After stints with the defunct Oshkosh (Wisconsin) All-Stars and (also defunct) Brooklyn (New York) Indians in the NBL, Englund made his way to the NBA at the end of his pro career.

He played 24 games with the Celtics before being traded to the (then) Tri-Cities Blackhawks (now Atlanta Hawks) for John Mahnken in 1950.