Everybody from the 60s Celtics is alive.

ohio · Post #1 » by **ohio** » Tue Mar 3, 2015 3:10 pm

sans Larry Siegfried.

I was looking at the # of championship lists and noticed that all of these guys were still alive.

then I went further and looked at actual rosters on basketball-reference, had to go back to 1958 roster with Jack Nichols, Andy Phillip, and Arnie Risen, but even those guys died old Arnie was 88. Now I know some of them went forgotten and their deaths would've been went unnoticed, but all of the top guys are accounted for.

Russell is 81 now and undoubted has plenty left, these guys were made indestructible, what as Red feeding them?

or more importantly teaching them? I know these guys are basketball players, world class athletes, but the 60s Lakers rosters don't look as good in comparison.

ceiling raiser · Post #2 » by **ceiling raiser** » Tue Mar 3, 2015 4:05 pm

That's pretty cool. I wonder if they have reunions every so often (I'd imagine so, but you never know)?

ronnymac2 · Post #3 » by **ronnymac2** » Tue Mar 3, 2015 4:11 pm

I heard every time a repeat champion loses in the playoffs, they pull a '72 Dolphins and take a Swig O' Beer for the 8-peat.

MrKnox · Post #4 » by **MrKnox** » Tue Mar 3, 2015 4:16 pm

Insensitive trolling

Owly · Post #5 » by **Owly** » Tue Mar 3, 2015 6:10 pm

ohio wrote:sans Larry Siegfried.

I was looking at the # of championship lists and noticed that all of these guys were still alive.

then I went further and looked at actual rosters on basketball-reference, had to go back to 1958 roster with Jack Nichols, Andy Phillip, and Arnie Risen, but even those guys died old Arnie was 88. Now I know some of them went forgotten and their deaths would've been went unnoticed, but all of the top guys are accounted for.

Russell is 81 now and undoubted has plenty left, these guys were made indestructible, what as Red feeding them?

or more importantly teaching them? I know these guys are basketball players, world class athletes, but the 60s Lakers rosters don't look as good in comparison.

You missed the passing of Bill Sharman (RIP) late last year (October 25).

Post #6 » by **Quotatious** » Tue Mar 3, 2015 6:44 pm

I don't think there's any specific reason for it, but obviously I'm glad to see those legends still alive.

In comparison, seems weird to see three members of the 1990 Blazers already dead. Petrovic, Duckworth and now Kersey. Just doesn't seem right...

lorak · Post #7 » by **lorak** » Tue Mar 3, 2015 6:50 pm

Owly wrote:You missed the passing of Bill Sharman (RIP) late last year (October 25).

Actually it wasn't last year but in 2013.

Rich Michmond · Post #8 » by **Rich Michmond** » Tue Mar 3, 2015 7:54 pm

And Auerbach himself was 89 when he died.

Hawks champs · Post #9 » by **Hawks champs** » Tue Mar 3, 2015 8:52 pm

Every title adds a year of life?

cpower · Post #10 » by **cpower** » Tue Mar 3, 2015 9:32 pm

For every title each player also received a bottle of Fountain of Youth