the greater the person," Dave said. Cowens' competitive spirit is not appreciated enough When discussing a player wearing the iconic green and white Celtics jersey, who refused to back down ...

On this day, legendary Boston forward John Havlicek was born, and Celtics luminary Dave Cowens was fired as head coach.

With his fierce tenacity for the game and relentless work ethic, Dave Cowens was able to prove wrong the critics who said that at 6 9 he was too short to be a center in the NBA. Cowens made up ...

He retired in 1978 -- upon which his jersey number was immediately retired ... also on this date that legendary Celtics big man Dave Cowens was fired as coach by the team after going just ...