{"id":16114,"date":"2018-08-18T19:53:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-18T19:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/?page_id=16114"},"modified":"2018-08-19T13:39:16","modified_gmt":"2018-08-19T13:39:16","slug":"celtics-dynasty-1957-1967","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/celtics-dynasty-1957-1967\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics Dynasty (1957-1969)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lhmzw2-2a15f425a01d8abed84244389e5942ef\">\n.flex_column.av-lhmzw2-2a15f425a01d8abed84244389e5942ef{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-lhmzw2-2a15f425a01d8abed84244389e5942ef av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><div  class='av-alb-blogposts template-blog  av-blog-meta-author-disabled av-blog-meta-comments-disabled av-blog-meta-category-disabled av-blog-meta-date-disabled av-blog-meta-html-info-disabled av-blog-meta-tag-disabled '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-8022 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-8022 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-celtics-dynasty category-featured-interview tag-gene-conley\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: The Gene Conley Interview\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/celtics-dynasty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Celtics Dynasty (1957-1969)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/featured-interview\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured Interview<\/a><\/span><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-gene-conley-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The Gene Conley Interview\">The Gene Conley Interview<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-gene-conley-interview\/\"  title=\"Gene_Conley2\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Conley2.png\" class=\"wp-image-16531 avia-img-lazy-loading-16531 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Conley2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Conley2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Conley2-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Written By:\u00a0 Michael D. McClellan |\u00a0The sports world is buzzing on February 7, 1994, when Michael Jordan\u2014who retires from basketball four months earlier at the height of his career\u2014signs a contract to play minor league baseball for the Chicago White Sox. The announcement generates a flurry of attention for a two-sport athlete from another era, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-gene-conley-interview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Conley2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/celtics-clover-logo2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-12-23T01:56:54+00:00\" >2018-12-23 01:56:54<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2018-12-23 19:37:15<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The Gene Conley Interview<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-8000 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-8000 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-celtics-dynasty category-featured-interview tag-gene-guarilia\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: The Gene Guarilia Interview\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/celtics-dynasty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Celtics Dynasty (1957-1969)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/featured-interview\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured Interview<\/a><\/span><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-gene-guarilia-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The Gene Guarilia Interview\">The Gene Guarilia Interview<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-gene-guarilia-interview\/\"  title=\"Gene_Guarilia\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Guarilia.png\" class=\"wp-image-16535 avia-img-lazy-loading-16535 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Guarilia.png 600w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Guarilia-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Guarilia-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>By:&nbsp; Michael D. McClellan |&nbsp;&nbsp;Four years, four rings.&nbsp; Few could ever accuse Gene Guarilia of not being in the right place at the right time, nor could they accuse him of not making the most of a truly golden opportunity.&nbsp; Dropped into the greatest sports dynasty the world has ever known, Guarilia responded the only [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-gene-guarilia-interview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Guarilia.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/celtics-clover-logo2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-12-23T01:09:17+00:00\" >2018-12-23 01:09:17<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2018-12-23 19:47:29<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The Gene Guarilia Interview<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-7962 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-7962 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-celtics-dynasty category-featured-interview tag-bob-cousy\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: The Bob Cousy Interview\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/celtics-dynasty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Celtics Dynasty (1957-1969)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/featured-interview\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured Interview<\/a><\/span><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/captain-fantastic-the-bob-cousy-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The Bob Cousy Interview\">The Bob Cousy Interview<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/captain-fantastic-the-bob-cousy-interview\/\"  title=\"the_bob_cousy_interview\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/the_bob_cousy_interview.png\" class=\"wp-image-16484 avia-img-lazy-loading-16484 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/the_bob_cousy_interview.png 600w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/the_bob_cousy_interview-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/the_bob_cousy_interview-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>By: Michael D. McClellan |&nbsp;\u201cBefore Elvis, there was nothing,\u201d observes John Lennon, this in reference to all those popular singers who croon so statically and politely in front of rigid dance bands in the style of Perry Como. But Elvis is different; he grows up in Memphis, drawn to the blues and hooked on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/captain-fantastic-the-bob-cousy-interview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/the_bob_cousy_interview.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/celtics-clover-logo2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-12-23T01:00:42+00:00\" >2018-12-23 01:00:42<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2018-12-23 19:40:16<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The Bob Cousy Interview<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-16504 post-loop-4 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-16504 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-celtics-dynasty category-featured-interview tag-frank-ramsey\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: The Frank Ramsey Interview\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/celtics-dynasty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Celtics Dynasty (1957-1969)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/featured-interview\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured Interview<\/a><\/span><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-frank-ramsey-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The Frank Ramsey Interview\">The Frank Ramsey Interview<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-frank-ramsey-interview\/\"  title=\"Frank_Ramsey\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Frank_Ramsey.png\" class=\"wp-image-16505 avia-img-lazy-loading-16505 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Frank_Ramsey.png 600w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Frank_Ramsey-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Frank_Ramsey-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Written By: Michael D. McClellan |&nbsp;Frank Ramsey, the NBA\u2019s first great Sixth Man, is as likeable and as easygoing as they come, but he has an image problem; in the December 9, 1963 issue of Sports Illustrated, Ramsey writes a first-person tell-all that pulls the curtain back on what later becomes known as flopping. Ramsey [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-frank-ramsey-interview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Frank_Ramsey.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/celtics-clover-logo2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-12-22T21:24:37+00:00\" >2018-12-22 21:24:37<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2018-12-22 21:24:55<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The Frank Ramsey Interview<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-16470 post-loop-5 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-16470 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-celtics-dynasty category-featured-interview tag-wayne-embry\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: The Wayne Embry Interview\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/celtics-dynasty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Celtics Dynasty (1957-1969)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/featured-interview\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured Interview<\/a><\/span><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-wayne-embry-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The Wayne Embry Interview\">The Wayne Embry Interview<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-wayne-embry-interview\/\"  title=\"Wayne_Embry\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Wayne_Embry.png\" class=\"wp-image-16471 avia-img-lazy-loading-16471 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Wayne_Embry.png 600w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Wayne_Embry-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Wayne_Embry-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>By: Michael D. McClellan |&nbsp; Spend a few minutes talking to Wayne Embry, and it isn\u2019t long before you realize that this former NBA All-Star is far more than a link to the days when legends such as Russell and Chamberlain ruled the basketball universe.&nbsp; Embry is as relevant now as he was then, only [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-wayne-embry-interview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Wayne_Embry.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/celtics-clover-logo2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-12-22T18:17:03+00:00\" >2018-12-22 18:17:03<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2018-12-22 18:17:48<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The Wayne Embry Interview<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-7994 post-loop-6 post-parity-even post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-7994 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-celtics-dynasty category-featured-interview tag-mel-counts\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: The Mel Counts Interview\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/celtics-dynasty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Celtics Dynasty (1957-1969)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/featured-interview\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured Interview<\/a><\/span><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-mel-counts-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The Mel Counts Interview\">The Mel Counts Interview<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-mel-counts-interview\/\"  title=\"Mel_Counts\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Mel_Counts.png\" class=\"wp-image-16460 avia-img-lazy-loading-16460 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Mel_Counts.png 600w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Mel_Counts-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Mel_Counts-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>By: Michael D. McClellan\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0When Mel Counts joined the Boston Celtics as a rookie in the fall of 1964, he did so with the knowledge that he would probably never earn a starting position, and that his name might forever be a footnote to one of the greatest dynasties in the history of team sport. 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