The Celtics were formed in 1946 as a team in the Basketball Association of America, and became part of the National Basketball Association (NBA) after the merger of the BAA and the National Basketball League to form the NBA in the fall of 1949. In 1950, the Celtics became the first franchise to draft an African American player, signing Chuck Cooper.

Signatures include Red Auerbach, Bill Russell, Sam Jones, Bob Cousy, Bill Sharman, Frank Ramsey, Tom Heinsohn, Gene Conley, Gene Guarillia, Jim Loscutoff, Tom "Satch" Sanders & K.C. Jones.Five-time NBA MVP and 12-time NBA All-Star Bill Russell was the cornerstone of the Celtics dynasty in the 1960's. Russell also had 21,620 rebounds in his career. Bill Russell has hand signed each memorabilia piece, a Certificate of Authenticity from Hollywood Collectibles is included.

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