On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Boston big man Bob Doll was born in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Playing both the center and power forward positions, Doll played his collegiate basketball for the University of Colorado, with which he won the Most Valuable Player award for the National Invitational Tournament in 1940.
Doll played several years in the Amateur Athletic Union after college before joining the (now defunct) St. Louis Bombers, for whom he played two seasons. He signed with the Celtics as a free agent in 1948, playing two seasons for the club.
The 6-foot-5 Coloradan averaged 7.3 points and 2.4 assists per game with Boston (rebounds had yet to be tabulated).
Indiana Pacer center Granville Waiters, left, drives around Boston Celtics guard Carlos Clark during the first half action of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Ind., Friday night, Jan. 19, 1985. AP Photo
It is also the birthday of former Boston guard Carlos Clark, born this day in 1960 in Somerville, Tennessee. Clark played his NCAA ball at Ole Miss, from which he was drafted by the Celtics with the 91st pick of the 1983 NBA draft (there were several more rounds to the draft in that era).
BOSTON – 1985: Carlos Clark #40 of the Boston Celtics drives the ball up court during a game played in 1985 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images)
Clark played two seasons in a deep reserve role with Boston between 1983 and 1985, winning a title with the team in 1984.
Clark would average 2.4 points per game as a member of the Celtics before moving on to a successful overseas career.
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 24: Glen Davis #11 of the Boston Celtics controls a rebound against the New York Knicks in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2011 NBA Playoffs on April 24, 2011, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Celtics won 101-89. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)
It is also the date in 2009 that the team re-signed big man Glen Davis to a two-year, $6.5 million contract.
“Glen has been a big part of our success for the past two years and we are very excited to have him back,” said Danny Ainge via a release from the team.
Davis spent 4 seasons with the Celtics, over which he averaged 7.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, winning a title with the team in…
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