He appeared in 13 consecutive NBA All-Star Games, earned 11 selections to the All-NBA First or Second Team and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First or Second Team eight times. He also grabbed 8,007 rebounds, recorded 6,114 assists, and played on eight Boston championship teams. In 1,270 regular-season games, he scored 26,395 points and averaged 20.8 points to rank as the Celtics’ all-time leading scorer. Known for clutch performances in big games, Havlicek posted impressive numbers during his illustrious 16-year career. During the 1970s, he was the trusted veteran who captained youthful teams to championships in 1974 and ’76. A star at both forward and guard, Havlicek’s versatility made him perhaps the finest all-around player in the history of the NBA, according to Sports Illustrated.Ī key member of two generations of Celtics, Havlicek provided the spark off the bench during the Celtics’ dynasty years of the 1960s. The 6-foot-5 Boston Celtics star was a perpetual-motion machine, a human dynamo who was legendary for wearing out opponents with his relentless baseline-to-baseline efforts. God had to compound it by making him a good scorer, smart ballhandler and intelligent defensive player with quickness of mind, hands and feet.” “It would’ve been fair to those who had to play him or those who had to coach against him if he had been blessed only with his inhuman endurance. “On stamina alone, he’d be among the top players who ever played the game,” longtime New York Knicks coach Red Holzman once said of John “Hondo” Havlicek. John Havlicek’s talent, defense and hustle helped Boston bridge championship eras.