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John Havlicek Autographed Indoor / Outdoor Basketball with 'Hondo' Inscription
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John Havlicek Autographed Indoor / Outdoor Basketball with 'Hondo' Inscription Enjoy this basketball featuring NBA player John Havlicek of the Boston Celtics. A great collector's piece for all Boston Celtics fans! Trying to keep up with John Havlicek became the daunting task of all his opponents. Blessed with height, endurance, an ability to score and the ability to play both forward and guard earned him recognition as potentially the best player in NBA history, according to Sports Illustrated. Havlicek played pivotal roles in two generations of Celtics teams, where he came off the bench during Boston's dynasty years in the 1960s, while becoming a trusted veteran on a young team in the 1970s. Probably the most remembered play in Havlicek's career came when he deflected Hal Greer's inbounds pass with 5 seconds left in the seventh game of the 1965 Eastern Division Finals, sparking broadcaster Johnny Most's famous 'Havlicek stole the ball. Havlicek stole the ball' call. John Havlicek has hand signed this Spalding NBA basketball, and added the inscription, 'Hondo.' A
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