John Havlicek is an American professional basketball player who competed for 16 seasons with the
Boston Celtics, winning eight NBA championships, four of them coming in his first four seasons with the team.
In the National Basketball Association he is one of four players to have won eight championships in their playing careers; only teammates
Bill Russell and
Sam Jones have won more, with 11 and 10 championships respectively. Havlicek is one of three NBA players with an unsurpassed 8-0 record in NBA Finals series outcomes. Havlicek is widely considered to have been one of the greatest players in the history of the game and was inducted as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984. He was a three-sport athlete at Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Ohio.
In 1997, Havlicek was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, by a panel of journalists, players, coaches, executives, and general managers.
30 for 30(2009)as Self
ESPN 25: Who's #1?(2004)as Self
Greatest Moments in NBA History(2006)as Self - Boston Celtics (1962-65)
NBA Hardwood Classics(1984)as Self
The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame...(2005)as Self
Celtics City(2025)as Self - Former Boston Celtics basketball player
Bill Russell: Legend(2023)as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
NBA Awesome Endings(1989)as Self