On this day in Boston Celtics history, it is anniversary of the retirement of Celtic great Bob Cousy, who left the game at age 34 in a ceremony held at Boston Garden famous for a fan breaking Cousy's awkward silence in his emotion-choked retirement speech by shouting, "We love ya Cooz!".
The legendary Boston point guard even received a message from then-president John. F. Kennedy, stating, "The game bears an indelible stamp of your rare skills and competitive daring" (via author Gary M. Pomerantz in "The Last Pass").
Cousy would win seven titles with Boston, be elected the league's Most Valuable Player, and would get 13 invitations to the NBA All-Star games, one of the greatest to play the game and a first-ballot Hall of Famer.