"Then Russell Said to Bird...": The Greatest Celtics Stories Ever Told

by Donald Hubbard

Overview

Whether heard inside the Boston Celtics locker room or on the basketball court, conversations from the long history of the beloved team are recorded in this unique collection of insider accounts. Fans get a behind-the-scenes peek into the private world of the players, coaches, broadcasters, and executives through firsthand anecdotes, quotes from speeches, and highlights of how the team handled both their struggles and their victories. From the 1950s and 1960s dynasty to the years of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish, and from the 2008 Championship title to today, these are the stories that fans hope to hear, presented together in this fun glimpse of what it was like to be among the Celtics greats.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781600788512
Publisher:	Triumph Books
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	217,172
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Donald Hubbard is a practicing attorney in Boston, where he published a weekly newspaper column for 10 years. He is the author of 100 Things Celtics Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, 100 Things Patriots Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, Forgotten Four: Notre Dame's Greatest Backfield and the Undefeated 1953 Season, The Heavenly Twins of Boston Baseball, and The Red Sox Before the Babe. He lives in Boston.

Table of Contents

Author's Notes v

Introduction vii

Part I 1946-1956 1

The Celtics Begin

A Taste of Honey

Dead, Then Bed

When a Cigar Is Not Just a Cigar

Cooz

My Kingdom for a Pivot

The First Big Three

Overpriced Stars

A Player Away

Part II The Russell Era 47

Rookie of the Year

Bank Shots and Talking Knees

Keeping Up with the Joneses

We Love You, Cooz!

Red's Last Stand and Russell's First

All Things Must Pass

Part III A Tradition of Excellence 99

Undisputed Rookie of the Year

To Be Champions Once Again

72 Bleeps and a ?76 Banner

No Ws and Ls on Our Paychecks

Kentucky Fried Disaster

Part IV The Legend Begins 133

The Hick from French Lick

Kevin and Robert Walk through the Door

Sixers and Kevins

K.C. Brings a Banner to Boston

'86

Accursed ten Bias

After KC, the Deluge

Long Day's Journey into Night

Fellowship of the Miserable

Part V The New Millennium 203

Not This Again

Youth Movement

Ubuntu

Acknowledgments 232