Bormio Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 Played in 8 NBA Finals - was 8-0. NCAA champion at Ohio State. NBA 50th anniversary team. But best remembered for “Havlicek stole the ball”. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 28 minutes ago, Bormio said: Played in 8 NBA Finals - was 8-0. NCAA champion at Ohio State. NBA 50th anniversary team. But best remembered for “Havlicek stole the ball”. I had the pleasure of having him as a cart mate for a round of golf — he was truly a very nice guy — had a rigged fishing pole in his bag and he’s take a few casts if the tee box was near water — zero pretension too young RIP Hondo btw, I believe The General was also on that buckeye team and the Golden Bear won a different ncaa title for the buckeyes 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormio Posted April 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 13 minutes ago, Pops said: I had the pleasure of having him as a cart mate for a round of golf — he was truly a very nice guy — had a rigged fishing pole in his bag and he’s take a few casts if the tee box was near water — zero pretension too young RIP Hondo btw, I believe The General was also on that buckeye team and the Golden Bear won a different ncaa title for the buckeyes Larry Siegfried and Jerry Lucas were on the team - who was the General? Bob Knight - I did not know that, damn what a team 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosinc Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 Havlicek was tireless. His heart rate was so low it was spooky, like 45 bpm resting. I read a story once about him dozing on a plane after an away game. He was breathing so slowly the flight attendant thought he was dead. Sad to see him go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormio Posted April 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 He also was a neat freak. Put his socks on hangars on road trips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxchoboian Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 15 hours ago, Bormio said: Played in 8 NBA Finals - was 8-0. NCAA champion at Ohio State. NBA 50th anniversary team. But best remembered for “Havlicek stole the ball”. 50th anniversary team as a 6th Man. Vivid memories of him and the Celtics playing on the parquet floor. Loved it. 14 hours ago, Pops said: RIP Hondo I was Hondo on the driveway. Played more like Paul Silas though, with a few JoJo White jumpers sprinkled in there. I remember watching Glen Gondrezick at Boulder High back in the day, before he went to UNLV and the Runnin' Rebels. "Gondo" got his name from Hondo. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormio Posted April 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 20 minutes ago, maxchoboian said: 50th anniversary team as a 6th Man. Vivid memories of him and the Celtics playing on the parquet floor. Loved it. I was Hondo on the driveway. Played more like Paul Silas though, with a few JoJo White jumpers sprinkled in there. I remember watching Glen Gondrezick at Boulder High back in the day, before he went to UNLV and the Runnin' Rebels. "Gondo" got his name from Hondo. I was Havlicek as well in the driveway. Of course by then he was a starter 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Troubador Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 RIP Hondo. I remember growing up and watching, over and over again, VHS tapes of NBA highlights; “Havlicek Stole the Ball!” was one of the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosinc Posted April 27, 2019 Report Share Posted April 27, 2019 24 minutes ago, Drummer61 said: May have been Parkinson's ?? You can also over condition the heart....His ejection Fraction could have been way to high.. I have no idea what an ejection fraction is. I have never read anything about him having Parkinson’s All I know is that the guy’s heartrate was freaky low, and he could run forever. i think it was natural, not anything to do with “conditioning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormio Posted April 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2019 14 minutes ago, Wosinc said: I have no idea what an ejection fraction is. I have never read anything about him having Parkinson’s All I know is that the guy’s heartrate was freaky low, and he could run forever. i think it was natural, not anything to do with “conditioning. I think it was reported he had Parkinson’s. But it sounds as if might have been sudden or at least an acute illness. He was 79 - it happens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosinc Posted April 28, 2019 Report Share Posted April 28, 2019 32 minutes ago, Drummer61 said: I believe that was in the Boston Herald as per Parkinson's...Ejection Fraction is a measure of cardiac function....At times, when people are to WELL conditioned and with age, that measurement degrades.. IE...normal ejection fraction is about 55- 75%.. Some physicians say 50% is OK... Didn’t see that ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosinc Posted April 28, 2019 Report Share Posted April 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Drummer61 said: I loved to watch that team..That was real TEAM Play.....Hondo will be missed... Ditto. Hard to discribe it to someone who’s never seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormio Posted April 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2019 I can still hear the gravelly voice of Johnny Most give the starting lineup for the 70s Celtics - “Nelson and Havlicek at the forwards, Cowens at center, White and Cheney at the guards”. Same way, every time. Because radio was how I followed the Celtics (and Bruins, and Sox). Most games were not yet on TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormio Posted April 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Drummer61 said: I like Those teams and the 1969 and 1973 Knicks....Then the Celtics with Bird and co....Don't watch anymore.. Those Knicks and Celtics teams were real TEAMS - and played a lot of great games against each other. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosinc Posted April 28, 2019 Report Share Posted April 28, 2019 8 hours ago, Bormio said: I can still hear the gravelly voice of Johnny Most give the starting lineup for the 70s Celtics - “Nelson and Havlicek at the forwards, Cowens at center, White and Cheney at the guards”. Same way, every time. Because radio was how I followed the Celtics (and Bruins, and Sox). Most games were not yet on TV. Johnny Most was the most (see what I did there?) unabashed, shameless homer in the history of sport. Any sport. Listening to him call the games before tv you’d think the Celtics were getting mugged with baseball bats and fire axes. I loved him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormio Posted April 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Wosinc said: Johnny Most was the most (see what I did there?) unabashed, shameless homer in the history of sport. Any sport. Listening to him call the games before tv you’d think the Celtics were getting mugged with baseball bats and fire axes. I loved him. I never understood why other teams were allowed to maul the Celtics - until I was a bit older. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noonereal Posted April 29, 2019 Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 11:32 PM, Bormio said: Played in 8 NBA Finals - was 8-0. NCAA champion at Ohio State. NBA 50th anniversary team. But best remembered for “Havlicek stole the ball”. Havlicek vs West in the NBA finals! Great great stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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