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Original Celtics at the Basketball Hall of Fame. Fox, Larry. 1973. Illustrated History of Basketball. Murry Nelson (1999). The Originals: the New York Celtics invent modern basketball. Bowling Green State University Popular Press. ISBN 978-0-87972-794-9. Murry Nelson (2004). "The Original Celtics and the 1926–27 American Basketball League".
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The Boston Whirlwinds, in conflict with the other owners over the status of the Celtics, refused to take part in the second half of the season and dropped out of the league. [2] Five games into the 1926–27 season, the original Celtics were fully admitted to replace the Brooklyn franchise, and won 32 of the remaining 37 games.
Joe Lapchick's misspelled 1933 Goudey Sport Kings basketball card.. Joseph Bohomiel Lapchick (April 12, 1900 – August 10, 1970) was an American professional basketball player, [1] mostly known for playing with the Original Celtics in the 1920s and 1930s.
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The "Celtics" nickname and the team's mascot "Lucky the Leprechaun" are nods to Boston's historically large Irish population, and also to the Original Celtics, a barnstorming basketball team that played in the early 20th century. [13] The Celtics have a notable rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers, who are second in NBA history with 17 ...
Celtics in a game versus the Miami Heat at the TD Banknorth Garden in April 2006. During the 2005–06 season, Ainge traded Davis, Blount, Banks, Justin Reed, and two conditional second-round draft picks to the Minnesota Timberwolves for forward Wally Szczerbiak, centers Michael Olowokandi and Dwayne Jones, and a first-round pick. Many were ...
At age 19, Ripley decided to leave Brown to play basketball professionally with the Interstate League Brooklyn Trolly Dodgers, the New York League's Utica Utes and the "Original Celtics" club. Ripley would enjoy numerous achievements including being voted among the ten best pro players from 1909 to 1926.