Hondo, an NBA legend, is a nickname given to John Havlicek. This talented player was a huge part of the Boston Celtics dynasty, winning eight championships in 16 years.

Havlicek, whose nickname, Hondo, was inspired by the John Wayne movie of the same name, led a Celtics comeback during the early 1970s. In 1970-71 and 1971-72, he averaged 28.9 and 27.5 points ...

He was “Hondo,” a nickname he picked up after a John Wayne movie by that title. He was a giant in Boston sports and NBA history. Havlicek just never saw himself that way.

John Havlicek was defended by Bill Bradley of the Knicks in a game at Boston Garden in 1976. His Celtics teammate and fellow Hall of Famer Bill Russell called him “the best all-around player I ...

John Havlicek has died after battling Parkinson’s disease. Pic credit: @ImageCollect/AdMedia. Boston Celtics’ John “Hondo” Havlicek passed away on Thursday in Jupiter, Florida, at the age ...

John Havlicek, the understated superstar who transformed an off-the-bench role into a Hall of Fame career, ... who was nicknamed “Hondo’’ for his resemblance to John Wayne in the 1953 film.

Havlicek is the third-greatest Celtic of all time, but who ranks ahead of Hondo at No. 2? Find out below. More NBA: Ranking the Top 10 Greatest Celtics Ever: No. 2 ...

Nicknamed “Hondo” for his resemblance to John Wayne, Havlicek was drafted in the first round in 1962 out of Ohio State by a Celtics team stocked with stars Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, K.C. Jones ...

In high school, Mr. Havlicek was an all-state athlete in football, basketball and baseball and acquired his nickname, “Hondo,” after a John Wayne movie. He was was recruited by dozens of ...

John Havlicek, who won eight NBA championships with the Boston Celtics and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984, died Thursday. He was 79. ... Nicknamed Hondo, ...

John Havlicek was the leading scorer in Boston Celtics history, but it was his defense that he was best remembered for. ... Havlicek, whose nickname was "Hondo," "was a perpetual-motion machine, ...