Today in Boston Celtics history: Don Chaney, Ed Macauley, Brian Shaw born
Today in Boston Celtics history, three former Celtics players were born. The first is Don Chaney, a Celtics guard alum, who was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1946. Chaney played his collegiate basketball at the University of Houston and was picked up 12th overall by Boston in the 1968 NBA Draft.
He won a championship in his rookie year with the Celtics and secured another title with the team in 1974, following season-long stints with the Spirits of St. Louis in the ABA and the rival Los Angeles Lakers. Chaney returned to Boston to finish his career in 1977 and retired as a player in 1979, finishing with an average of 8.
7 points and 3. 9 rebounds over ten seasons with the team. He went on to coach basketball for 22 more years, and is the only Celtics who played with both Boston legends Bill Russell and Larry Bird.
Birthdays It is also the birthday of Ed Macauley (born in 1928), who won an NIT championship with St. Louis after being drafted by the St. Louis Bombers in a BAA (a precursor to the NBA) territorial draft.
That team disbanded at the end of the season, and Macauley was picked up by Boston in a dispersal draft. The St. Louis native ended up winning MVP of the first NBA All-Star game the following season, and got the nod five more times while with the Celtics.