In the spirit of March brackets, Boston.com launched its own: Voting to decide who is Boston’s greatest-ever athlete. The #GOATMadness bracket carries a full 64-person field, so go vote.
Few teams in sports have a tradition quite like the Boston Celtics. With 17 NBA championship banners hanging in the TD Garden rafters, Boston is the most successful team in league history.
Given their past, it’s no surprise that in a discussion of Boston’s greatest-ever athlete, the Celtics are well represented. Here’s look back at some of the greatest Celtics of all time:
Larry Bird
One of the best players of his era, Bird won the league MVP award three years in a row between 1984-1986.