The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA — the league that would become today’s NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
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With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.
Boston, MA – 1/1/1960: From left, Boston Celtics players Tom Heinsohn, Bill Russell, Capt. Bob Cousy, Bill Sharman and Frank Ramsey pose together at the Boston Garden in Boston circa 1960. (Boston Globe Archive/) — BGPA Reference: 170504_BS_001
And for today’s article, we will continue with the third of three people to wear the No. 23, Boston Hall of Fame wing Frank Ramsey. After ending his college career at Kentucky, Ramsey was picked up with the sixth overall selection of the 1953 NBA draft by the Celtics.
The Corydon, Kentucky native played all nine seasons of his NBA career with Boston, winning seven titles over that stretch.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Ramsey wore only jersey No. 23 and put up 13.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 23 -Frank Ramsey (1953-64)