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, their unretired jersey numbers pack 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.
Buy Celtics TicketsToday’s installment focuses on the nine players who wore No. 21 over the years as of August 2023.
“Larry Bird could play in any era and do the same thing he did in our era,” said ‘Nique. https://t.co/O6FNEoZ3oT
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) August 25, 2023
1948-49 - Jack Garfinkle - guard
Happy birthday in heaven Jack “Dutch” Garfinkel. #Celtics pic.twitter.com/2Ua7QaZP5M
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) June 13, 2021
1951 - Ed Stanczak - forward
Happy birthday in heaven Ed Stanczak. pic.twitter.com/8U5MxibVGp
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) August 15, 2020
1951 - Andy Duncan - forward
Happy birthday in heaven Andy Duncan. #Celtics pic.twitter.com/bhMiJ1NWQw
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) April 17, 2021
1951 - Frank Kudelka - wing
And Frank "Apples" Kudelka (1949-1953), 1st ethnic Czech in NBA. He played w/ star rookie Cousy on 1951 Celtics. His mother Jennie Belka was born in Moravia, his father was an ethnic #Czech too. And why was his nickname Apples? Most probably because he loved apples. & soft drinks https://t.co/Auf24bEusb pic.twitter.com/XRx1U5LM7K
— Lukas Kuba (@Luke_Mellow) October 7, 2020
1952-61 - Bill Sharman - guard
1961-62 - Gary Phillips - guard
Gene: Gary PHILLIPS retour en 13 jours champion avec les celtics en… https://t.co/QM9exMcDPR #Autographs #bball pic.twitter.com/42Fy2qQ7sN
— Sports Autographes (@SportsUSAutos) January 19, 2016
1962-63 - Jack Foley - forward
THROWBACK THURSDAY- Fri Dec 21, 1962- Tom Heinsohn and Bob Cousy and Jack Foley @CelticsCSN @celtics @celticsvoice pic.twitter.com/bns1s6yqi7
— Peter J. Wiggins (@pjwiggs275) December 22, 2016
1964-66 - Ron Bonham - wing
Indiana's 1960 Mr. Basketball and U. of Cincinnati All-American Ron Bonham was born on this day in 1942. He went on to play for the Celtics and Pacers and has a great story that he'll tell you by going to https://t.co/IAOogojR6J, clicking on One on One and scrolling. pic.twitter.com/nUzG8JkohL
— Mark Montieth (@MarkMontieth) June 1, 2020
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