Today, March 17th is the 54th anniversary of Boston Celtics legend Bob Cousy's retirement.
A sad farewell at Boston Garden for Bob Cousy, the 34-year-old Celtics star had officially retired pic.twitter.com/OYTmtTFNpd — HOOPS HOTWIRE (@HoopsHotWire) March 18, 2014In a ceremony some have since called the "Boston Tear Party", Cousy planned on delivering about a seven-minute farewell speech that went on for twenty minutes after Bob choked up repeatedly trying to deliver it. In one of the pauses, the air, thick with emotion, hung over the silence awkwardly during an especially long pause until a fan in the stands shouted, "We love ya, Cooz!