John J. "Hondo" Havlicek (/?hævl?t??k/ HAV-l?-chek; born April 8, 1940) is a retired American professional basketball player who competed for 16 seasons with the Boston Celtics, winning eight NBA championships, four of them coming in his first four seasons.In the NBA, only teammates Bill Russell and Sam Jones won more championships during their playing careers. Havlicek is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game, and was inducted as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984. He was a three-sport athlete at Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Ohio and one of his boyhood friends was Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro.
Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, All-NBA Team, NBA All-Defensive Team, NBA All-Rookie Team
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Inducted into the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Boston Celtics All-Time Field Goals Attempted Leader (23,930).
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Boston Celtics All-Time Field Goals Made Leader (10,513).
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Boston Celtics All-Time Free Throws Made Leader (5,369).
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Boston Celtics All-Time Personal Fouls Leader (3,281).
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Boston Celtics All-Time Free Throws Attempted Leader (6,589).
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Boston Celtics All-Time Minutes Played Leader (46,471).
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Boston Celtics All-Time Games Played Leader (1,270).
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Selected as Wide Receiver by Cleveland Browns in 7th round of 1962 NFL draft.
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Boston Celtics all-time leading scorer (26,395 points).
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Thirteen-time NBA All-Star (1966-1978). First person to score 1,000 points for 16 consecutive seasons. The Celtics retired his number in 1978 (#17). NBA Finals MVP (1974). Named to 11 All-NBA First (1971-1974) and Second (1964, 1966, 1968-1970, 1975-1976) Teams. Five-time All-Defensive First Team (1972-1976) and three-time All-Defensive Second Team (1969-1971).
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Shares NBA Finals single-game records for most points in an overtime period (9-May 10, 1974 vs. Milwaukee) and single-game playoff record for most field goals made (24-April 1, 1973 vs. Atlanta). *
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Remembered for stealing an inbound pass in the 1965 Eastern Conference Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers that preserved Boston's 110-109 victory.
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Popularized the role of the sixth man (which he is regarded as the best).
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Played for Ohio State (1958-1962). All-America and All-Big 10 (1962). All-Conference (1961, 1962). Team captain (1962). Team MVP (1961: co-MVP, 1962).
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NBA 35th Anniversary Team (1980) and NBA 50th Anniversary Team (1996).
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Professional basketball player.
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Played for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Boston Celtics, 1962-1963 thru 1977-1978.
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Enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984.
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Year
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Assisted Fishing
2012
composer: additional music
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
ESPN 25: Who's #1?
2005-2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame...
2005
TV Series
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
2000-2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
Bill Russell: My Life, My Way
2000
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Boston Celtics 1962-1978
1984 NBA Oldtimer's Game
1984
TV Movie
Himself
1979 NBA All-Star Game
1979
TV Special
Himself - Color Commentator
1978 NBA All-Star Game
1978
TV Special
Himself
Greatest Sports Legends
1977
TV Series
Himself
1977 NBA All-Star Game
1977
TV Special
Himself
1976 NBA All-Star Game
1976
TV Special
Himself
1975 NBA All-Star Game
1975
TV Special
Himself
1974 NBA All-Star Game
1974
TV Special
Himself
1973 NBA All-Star Game
1973
TV Special
Himself
1972 NBA All-Star Game
1972
TV Special
Himself
1971 NBA All-Star Game
1971
TV Special
Himself
1970 NBA All-Star Game
1970
TV Special
Himself
The Joey Bishop Show
1969
TV Series
Himself
1969 NBA All-Star Game
1969
TV Special
Himself
1968 NBA All-Star Game
1968
TV Special
Himself
Archive Footage
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Year
Status
Character
NBA Awesome Endings
1989
Video documentary
Himself
Known for movies
1979 NBA All-Star Game (1979) as Himself - Color Commentator
Bill Russell: My Life, My Way (2000) as Himself - Boston Celtics 1962-1978
$500,000