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 played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in 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 14 players who wore No. 42 over the years as of Aug. 2023.
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— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) September 26, 2022
1975-76 - Jerome Anderson - guard
Happy birthday in heaven Jerome Anderson. Boston Celtics. Champion. pic.twitter.com/xADAt31bQS
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) October 9, 2021
1977 - Bobby Wilson - guard
Happy birthday Bobby Wilson! #Celtics pic.twitter.com/p3Iu3aOuuk
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) January 15, 2021
1977-80 - Don Chaney - guard
1978-82 - Chris Ford - guard
1987-89 - Mark Acres - center
1990-91 - Dave Popson - forward
Happy birthday Dave Popson! #Celtics pic.twitter.com/2aNSknLco2
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) May 17, 2021
1992 - Joe Wolf - center
Happy birthday Joe Wolf! #Celtics pic.twitter.com/cm6B8Ym34C
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) December 17, 2020
1996-97 - Steve Hamer - center
Happy birthday Steve Hamer! #Celtics pic.twitter.com/k6Dk4bKFRr
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) November 13, 2020
2001-02 - Kedrick Brown - forward
2002-04 - Vin Baker - forward
2004-10 - Tony Allen - guard
2013-15 - Shavlik Randolph - forward
2015-16 - David Lee - forward
2017-19, 2021-23 - Al Horford - forward
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