The two-time champion who spoke those “conflicted” words in 1978 during a Yuletide frustratingly devoid of any Boston Celtic good cheer is the same man who, to this very day, holds the franchise record for consecutive games played at 488, a feat spanning seven ‘70’s seasons (six of which included an All-Star nod).
Sadly, the ‘70’s era Celtics have been overlooked and underappreciated historically, minimized between the enormity of the legendary Russell dynasty and of the NBA’s Bird & Magic-led, David Stern-orchestrated resurgence of the 80’s … and none of those Celtic standard-bearers has been more neglected than the late Joseph Henry White, better known as Jo Jo.