Dr. King Aided Progress in Sports, Too
January 13, 2022
Yesterday the world of sports and the rest of the world should have taken time off and saluted that man from Atlanta.
Yesterday the world of sports and the rest of the world should have taken time off and saluted that man from Atlanta.
Basketball Hall of Famer Sam Jones died at the age of 88. Known as the Boston Celtics’ “Mr. Clutch,” Jones’ sharp shooting fueled the league’s longest dynasty and earned him 10 NBA titles — second only to teammate Bill Russell.
Basketball Hall of Famer K.C. Jones, an Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA champion who won eight straight NBA titles during the Celtics’ Bill Russell era and then coached the Boston teams with Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish to two more championships in the 1980s, has died. He was 88.