M.L. Carr signs; Fox, Boykoff, Eliason born; 1st Disney bubble scrimmage

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On this day in Boston Celtics history, small forward M.L. Carr joined the Celtics for the second time as a free agent in 1979. The first time Carr signed with Boston was in 1974, and he did not make the team, instead choosing to go overseas to play in Israel. When that stint ended, he would link up with the American Basketball Association’s (ABA) Spirit of St. Louis franchise.

After the ABA merged with the NBA and the Spirit of St. Louis did not make the cut, Carr would join the Detroit Pistons under Dick Vitale, and then the Celtics afterward.

“The whole country is looking for answers to the energy crisis; we found ours,” said Boston head coach Bill Fitch at the time (via the Washington Post’s Ron Rosen).

Boston Celtics’ Robert Parish takes a shot over Houston Rockets Mike Dunlevy (10), Moses Malone, center, and Major Jones while Celtics M.L. Carr (30) and Larry Bird watch during the second quarter National Basketball Association Championship on May 13, 1981. (AP Photo)

“This is a Carr that is energy efficient and gets plenty of miles to the gallon.”

Carr would play six seasons with the Celtics, averaging 6.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game with the Celtics, and would later coach and be the general manager of the team as well.

It is also the birthday of former Celtic forward Rick Fox.

Born in Toronto, Canada in 1969, Fox played his college ball with North Carolina and would be drafted by Boston 24th overall in the 1991 NBA draft.

AP Photo/Shane Young

He would play six seasons in the league before being released by the then-team president and head coach Rick Pitino in 1997 to make way for Pitino’s vision of the team, a move in retrospect not held as one of the Celtics’ best moments.

Fox put up 10.7 points, 3.9 boards, and 2.8 assists per contest while with Boston.

Fox shares that birthday with former Celtic center Harry Boykoff, who played 32 games with Boston in the 1950-51 season.

Boykoff logged 6.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game in that short stretch.

And as far as short stretches go, ex-Boston forward Don Eliason played just one game with the team in the Celtics’…

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Author : Celtics Wire

Publish date : 2023-07-24 08:00:48

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