Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 17

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball, their unretired jersey numbers pack some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the 11 players who wore No. 17 over the years as of September 2023.

1947 - Bob Duffy - forward

1947 - Virgil Vaughn - forward

1948 - John Janisch - wing

1948 - Jack Hewson - forward

1948-49 - Johnny Bach - wing

1949-50 - Joe Mullaney - guard

1951-52 - Bones McKinney - forward

1952-53, 1958-61 - Gene Conley - forward

1953-55 - Don Barksdale - forward

1956-58 - Andy Phillip - guard

1962-78 - John Havlicek - wing

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Story originally appeared on Celtics Wire