The List of Greatness - 1969

This post will finish off the 60's for the List of Greatness inductees. (I'm thinking I may do a recap/breakdown of those inducted so far for the next post instead of moving right on to the 1970.) This also marks the end of the most epic dynasty in sports history: the 1957-69 Boston Celtics. Winners of 11 titles in 13 years. Perhaps we'll start seeing some more, um... diversity... on the List from here on out. That's not a comment on race at all, I just mean there are seven (soon to be eight) Celtics inducted so far. Since the Celtics only win five from 1974-86 (and I use the word "only" there in a strictly relative sense) and then one in 2008, there's bound to be a much more varied group of teams represented coming up.

1. John Havlicek - 194.3
Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6'5"
Draft: 1962 - 7th pick
Experience: 7 years
Teams: Boston Celtics - 1963-1969 (#17)
46.1 Win Shares, 0.006 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 4 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 4 All-Star Selections, 6 Championships (1963 Celtics, 1964 Celtics, 1965 Celtics, 1966 Celtics, 1968 Celtics, 1969 Celtics), 8.5 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1967 Celtics), 1.2 Conference Finals Win Shares


And the rest of the top ten:
2. Jerry Lucas - 154.0
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'8"
Draft: 1962 - territorial selection
Experience: 6 years
Teams: Cincinnati Royals - 1964-1969 (#16)
57.6 Win Shares, 0.027 MVP Award Shares, 3 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 6 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1964 Royals), 0.3 Conference Finals Win Shares


3. Richie Guerin - 137.1
Position: Guard
Height: 6'4"
Draft: 1954 - 17th pick
Experience: 12 years
Teams: New York Knicks - 1957-1964 (#9), St. Louis Hawks - 1964-1967 (#15), Atlanta Hawks - 1969 (#18)
69.3 Win Shares, 0.032 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 3 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 6 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 4 Conference Finals Losses (1964 Hawks, 1966 Hawks, 1967 Hawks, 1969 Hawks), 2.8 Conference Finals Win Shares


4. Harry Gallatin - 131.9
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'6"
Experience: 10 years (retired 11 years)
Teams: New York Knicks - 1949-1957 (#11), Detroit Pistons - 1958 (#10)
60.1 Win Shares, 0.012 MVP Award Shares, 1 All-NBA 1st Team Selection, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 7 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 3 Finals Losses (1951 Knicks, 1952 Knicks, 1953 Knicks), 2.2 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1949 Knicks, 1950 Knicks, 1958 Pistons), 0.2 Conference Finals Win Shares


5. Jack Twyman - 131.7
Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6'6"
Draft: 1955 - 8th pick
Experience: 11 years (retired 3 years)
Teams: Rochester Royals - 1956-1957 (#10), Cincinnati Royals - 1958-1966 (#27 - 1958-1960, #31 - 1961-1964, #27 - 1965-1966)
75.0 Win Shares, 0.066 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 6 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1963 Royals, 1964 Royals), 2.0 Conference Finals Win Shares


6. Jim Pollard - 126.0
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'4"
Experience: 7 years (retired 14 years)
Teams: Minneapolis Lakers - 1949-1955 (#17)
18.2 Win Shares, 0.000 MVP Award Shares, 2 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 4 All-Star Selections, 5 Championships, (1949 Lakers, 1950 Lakers, 1952 Lakers, 1953 Lakers, 1954 Lakers), 3.7 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1951 Lakers, 1955 Lakers), 0.3 Conference Finals Win Shares


7. Walt Bellamy - 119.6
Position: Center
Height: 6'11"
Draft: 1961 - 1st pick
Experience: 8 years
Teams: Chicago Packers - 1962 (#8), Chicago Zephyrs - 1963 (#8), Baltimore Bullets - 1965-1966 (#8), New York Knicks - 1966-1969 (#8), Detroit Pistons - 1969 (#8)
96.3 Win Shares, 0.002 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 0 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 4 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1965 Bullets), 1.3 Conference Finals Win Shares


8. Clyde Lovellette - 119.2
Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6'9"
Draft: 1952 - 9th pick
Experience: 11 years (retired 5 years)
Teams: Minneapolis Lakers - 1954-1957 (#89 - 1954, #34 - 1954-1957), Cincinnati Royals - 1958 (#34), St. Louis Hawks - 1959-1962 (#34), Boston Celtics - 1963-1964 (#4 - 1963, #34 - 1964)
71.1 Win Shares, 0.013 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 4 All-Star Selections, 3 Championships (1954 Lakers, 1963 Celtics, 1964 Celtics), 0.8 Championship WIn Shares, 2 Finals Losses (1960 Hawks, 1961 Hawks), 0.9 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1955 Lakers, 1957 Lakers, 1959 Hawks), 2.1 Conference Finals Win Shares


9. Bob Davies - 118.5
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6'1"
Experience: 7 years (retired 13 years)
Teams: Rochester Royals - 1949-1955 (#11)
26.5 Win Shares, 0.000 MVP Award Shares, 4 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 4 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1951 Royals), 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1949 Royals, 1952 Royals, 1954 Royals), 0.8 Conference Finals Win Shares


10. Larry Costello - 110.6
Position: Guard
Height: 6'1"
Draft: 1954 - 12th pick
Experience: 12 years (retired 1 year)
Teams: Philadelphia Warriors - 1955 (#5), 1957 (#18), Syracuse Nationals - 1958-1963 (#15 - 1958, #6 - 1958-1959, #21 - 1960-1963), Philadelphia 76ers - 1964-1968 (#21)
62.7 Win Shares, 0.037 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 6 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1967 76ers), 0.2 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1959 Nationals, 1961 Nationals, 1965 76ers), 2.0 Conference Finals Win Shares


And the 23 Greatest Players Ever after 23 seasons:
Inducted List of Greatness members in bold; Retired players highlighted in silver
(Previous rank and rating, if applicable, in parentheses)
1. Bill Russell - 739.6 (1 - 705.1)
2. Wilt Chamberlain - 568.1 (2 - 532.9)
3. Bob Pettit - 468.2 (3)
4. Bob Cousy - 402.1 (4)
5. Elgin Baylor - 395.3 (7 - 358.0)
6. Oscar Robertson - 394.4 (6 - 361.5)
7. Dolph Schayes - 388.2 (5)
8. Jerry West - 371.9 (8 - 324.6)
9. Sam Jones - 283.0 (10 - 271.2)
10. Bill Sharman - 276.2 (9)
11. Paul Arizin - 244.5 (11)
12. George Mikan - 232.2 (12)
13. Hal Greer - 232.0 (15 - 207.1)
14. Tom Heinsohn - 217.8 (13)
15. Neil Johnston - 209.8 (14)
16. John Havlicek - 194.3 (23 - 144.0)
17. Bailey Howell - 192.5 (19 - 165.2)
18. Vern Mikkelsen - 190.5 (16)
19. Cliff Hagan - 183.2 (17 - 182.0)
20. Ed Macauley - 179.7 (18)
21. Slater Martin - 160.6 (20)
22. Larry Foust - 155.6 (21)
23. Jerry Lucas - 154.0 (24 - 139.5)


And the next tier:
24. George Yardley - 145.1 (22)
25. Richie Guerin - 137.1 (25 - 135.9)
26. Harry Gallatin - 131.9 (26)
27. Jack Twyman - 131.7 (27)
28. Jim Pollard - 126.0 (28)
29. Walt Bellamy - 119.6 (32 - 109.2)
30. Clyde Lovellette - 119.2 (29)
31. Bob Davies - 118.5 (30)
32. Larry Costello - 110.6 (31)
33. Willis Reed - 108.9 (NR - 67.0)
34. Lenny Wilkens - 105.0 (39 - 91.0)
35. Tom Gola - 103.6 (33)
36. Rudy LaRusso - 102.4 (38 - 91.1)
37. Bobby Wanzer - 99.5 (34)
38. Dick McGuire - 98.2 (35)
39. Chet Walker - 94.6 (42 - 84.8)
40. Carl Braun - 92.6 (36)
41. Gene Shue - 92.5 (37)
42. Red Kerr - 87.7 (40)
43. Rick Barry - 86.7 (NR - 75.3)
44. Andy Phillip - 85.5 (41)
45. Paul Seymour - 82.9 (43)
46. Nate Thurmond - 75.9 (NR - 69.4)