On this day in Boston Celtics history, legendary Boston point guard Bob Cousy was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Cousy would play his college ball at the College of the Holy Cross, with whom he won an NCAA championship in 1947.
Oddly avoided by team president Red Auerbach in the NBA Draft, Cousy ended up a Celtic anyway after coming to the team in the dispersal draft for the Chicago Stags, who held his rights at that point. The Manhattanite would be elected to 13 straight All-Star teams with Boston, which quickly changed the mind of Auerbach about the error of his assessment.
