Position	Small Forward
Name	John HAVLICEK
Nickname	Hondo
Nummer	17
Grösse	1.96 m
Gewicht	93 kg
Karriere	1962-1978
Teams	Boston Celtics
Meister	1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976
MVP	-
Statistik	20.8P / 6.3R / 4.8A // 1270 Spiele
Stärken	Ausdauer, Punkten, Defense, Schnelligkeit
Bewertung	85

"Allein schon seiner Ausdauer wegen war er einer der besten Spieler aller Zeiten", sagte einst N.Y. Knicks Coach Red Holzman über John "Hondo" Havlicek. "Es wäre für diejenigen, die gegen ihn spielten fair gewesen, wenn er nur mit einer übermenschlichen Kondition ausgestattet gewesen wäre. Aber Gott hat ihn auch noch zu einem guten Scorer, einem geschickten Ballhandler, und einem intelligenten Verteidiger mit schnellen Händen und Füssen gemacht !"

Der 1.96 m grosse Celtics Star war eine ewige Laufmaschine, ein menschlicher Dynamo, der bekannt wurde für seine Grundlinie zu Grundlinie Dripplings. Havlicek war sowohl als Forward, als auch als Guard ein Superstar, seine vielseitigen Fähigkeiten machten ihn zum vielleicht besten Allround Spieler der NBA-Geschicht, wie das "Sports Illustrated" einmal schieb.

Er war ein Schlüsselspieler zweier Celtics-Generationen, als universell einsetzbarer 6. Mann in den 60er Jahren, und später als erfahrener Captain des jungen Celtics-Teams von 1974 und 1976.

"The guy is the ambassador of our sport. John always gave his very best every night and had time for everybody - teammates, fans, the press. " Jerry West

Drafted by both the Boston Celtics and the NFL's Cleveland Browns (he was eventually cut by the Browns in training camp) When he arrived in Boston, the Celtics had just captured their fourth consecutive championship; his versatility, offensive firepower and crafty play became paramount in Boston winning another four straight NBA titles (1963-66) Won a total of eight NBA championships with the Celtics (1963-66, 1968-69, 1974, 1976) Became first player to score 1,000 points in 16 consecutive seasons His best single season was 1970-71 (28.9 ppg) Thirteen-time NBA All-Star (1966-78) When he retired, his number 17 Celtics jersey was immediately retired (1978) NBA Finals MVP (1974) Named to 11 All-NBA First (1971-74) and Second (1964, 1966, 1968-70, 1975-76) Teams Five-time All-Defensive First Team (1972-76) and three-time All-Defensive Second Team (1969-71) Celtics all-time leader with 26,395 points (20.8 ppg, sixth all-time) and played in 1,270 games (fourth all-time) Averaged 22.0 ppg in 172 playoff games Regarded as the best sixth man in NBA history During his 16 years with the Celtics, coach Red Auerbach described him as the "guts of the team" Will forever be remembered for stealing an inbound pass in the 1965 Eastern Conference Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers that preserved Boston's 110-109 victory-Johnny Most's legendary call, "Havlicek stole the ball," remains a classic description of a memorable moment in NBA history Shares NBA Finals single-game record for most points in an overtime period (9-May 10, 1974 vs. Milwaukee) Shares single-game playoff record for most field goals made (24-April 1, 1973 vs. Atlanta) NBA 35th Anniversary Team (1980) NBA 50th Anniversary Team (1996)