Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V5 #286

[Ken Mattina <mattinak@teleport.com>]

Ya know those were really the dark ages.  I remember Harry Mangurian taking
over the team  in 1979.  

Didn't he acquire the Celtics by trading the Buffalo Braves for them or
something?  I think it was around 1977.

Those were really the bad days.  Shudder.

Ken


At 06:35 PM 8/15/98 -0400, Bruce K. Lenthall wrote:
>	Hey, does anyone out there remember the glorious reign of Celtics 
>owner John Y. Brown? Was he the guy who traded for Bob McAdoo on his 
>wife's recommendation of McAdoo's physique (can that really be true?)? 
>Was he the owner that Red effectively ran out of town because Red was so 
>upset at being left out of the trade loop? What years did he own the 
>team? Brown's name came up in a conversation I was having recently and I 
>thought I remembered him as a frightful owner, but I thought I should 
>make sure before I further disparaged the guy. Thanks.
>
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