Farewell, Hondo

When I first started paying attention to professional sports in the early 1970s, many of the Boston "greats" were still playing: Carl Yastrzemski, Bobby Orr, and John Havlicek come to mind. All three are legendary in their respective sports.

I was sad when I heard that John Havlicek passed away on Thursday. I remembered that his nickname was Hondo; I did do a google search to confirm my recollection! It was fun watching him play.

And although I was only about two years old at the time, I am familiar with his most famous play as called by radio broadcaster Johnny Most:

Havlicek stole the ball!