JoJo White - Boston Celtics

JoJo White was the consummate professional basketball player. He was durable and displayed discipline; he was a tenacious defender; he was a superb jump shooter and a very underrated playmaker; he was also a leader. In fact the 6-3 guard was such a dynamic and gifted all-around athlete that the Dallas Cowboys and the Cincinnati Red both drafted him. White, however, chose basketball and the Boston Celtics. He abandoned his successful walk-up collegiate style of basketball to ignite and propel Boston's famed fast-breaking attach and was an inspiring source of both playing and scoring consistency in the 1970's.

JoJo invented the term "Iron man Streak" in the NBA. From the 72-73 season through the 76-77 campaign, five consecutive seasons, White played in all 82 regular season games for the Celtics - a measure unheard of today. To accentuate matters, for seven straight seasons White logged more than 3200 minutes per season…he was an All-Star in each of these years. He reached the pinnacle of his career in 1976, where on June 4th in a hot, jam-packed Boston Garden in game 5 of the NBA Championship Finals against the Phoenix Suns, White calmly and quietly let the Celtics with 33 points spread out over 60-minutes in a 128-126 triple-overtime victory. He was named the NBA Finals MVP. White remains with the Celtics organization today as the Director of Special Projects and Community Relations. He led the Celtics to three NBA Championships (74', 76' and 81'). JoJo went to the University of Kansas, where he average 15.4 points and 4.9 assist per game over his four years.