The 1960 Ohio State Buckeyes, coached by head coach Fred Taylor and assistant coaches Jack Graf and Frank Truitt, won the 1960 NCAA title. He also was a consensus second-team All-American in 1962 and third-team All-American in 1961. [citation needed] He was named to five first team and three second team NBA all-defensive teams. I John Havlicek: An Appreciation On top of being an eight-time NBA champion and a Finals MVP, Havlicek made an especially large impact on both his peers and fans with his character. [32], Havlicek is the Celtics' all-time leading scorer with 26,395 points (20.8 points per game), which ranks 16th all-time in the NBA. [4] Veteran referee Earl Strom, who wrote about the game in his memoir Calling the Shots, called Havlicek's reaction one of the greatest plays he ever saw in his 32 years as a professional official. Verify and try again. He will be dearly missed by his Celtics family. Over to Sam Jones. [4] He was of Czech and Croatian descent, from his father and mother respectively. He will be dearly missed by his Celtics family. Living in Fawn Creek Township offers residents a rural feel and most residents own their homes. Fawn Creek Township is in Montgomery County. @celtics nation will miss you. Try again later. Learn more about managing a memorial . @nba @celtics, day in today will never forgot you handing me that championship trophy and how emotional I was thanku for paving the way for players before and after me gone but will never b forgotten RIP JH Celtics nation, The first NBA superstar I ever was aware of was John Havlicek. R.I.P the great John Havlicek.One of the most underrated players in league history.Consider this:Only two players in NBA history have scored at least 26,000 career points, grabbed at least 8,000 rebounds and dished out at least 6,000 assists:LeBron James and John Havlicek, John Havlicek was a giant. Red always made sure they were in shape so that they could contribute when the time came. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Im sad to hear about the passing of one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history, John Havlicek. [19], The Celtics won the 1974 NBA Championship, and Havlicek was named NBA Finals MVP. My prayers are with his wife Beth, children, and the entire Havlicek family.<\/p>— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) April 26, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n