Boston Celtics jersey history No. 26 - Rich Johnson (1968-70)
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.
And for today's article, we will continue with the third of 10 people to wear the No. 26, Boston big man alum Rich Johnson. After ending his college career at Grambling State University, Johnson was picked up with the 46th overall selection of the 1968 NBA draft by the Celtics.
The Vicksburg, Mississippi native would play parts of the first three seasons of his pro career with Boston, coming to an end when he signed with the (defunct) ABA's Miami Floridians in 1970.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Johnson wore only jersey No. 26 and put up 4.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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