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The world of basketball sank in grief after it was announced that the legendary KC Jones had died at the age of 88.
Jones played for the Boston Celtics in the NBA for nine years, winning championships in eight of them. This is the third best achievement in the history of the League after those of his teammates Bill Russell (11) and Sam Jones (10).
KC Jones transferred his success to the coaching profession. As a mentor, he has three titles with Boston: one as an assistant and two as a head coach. He also became a champion once as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers.
In addition, the former guard has two US Student Championship (NCAA) titles as a player and a Melbourne ’56 Olympic gold medal. This makes him one of only eight basketball players in history to win the Triple Crown – NCAA, NBA, and Olympics titles.
Due to his success over the years, there is even an anecdote that the acronym of his name (KC Jones) is due to the word “champion”. In 1989 he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
KC Jones is the second Boston Celtics icon to leave the world in recent weeks. Tommy Haynson, who has competed in all 17 NBA titles as a player, coach and television commentator, died a month ago at the age of 86.
The Celtics family mourns the loss of twelve-time NBA champion, two-time NCAA champion, gold medal winner and Hall of Famer, KC Jones, as we celebrate his remarkable career and life.
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– Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 25, 2020
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