Jo Jo White

Birth Name:

Joseph Henry White

Birth Place:

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Profession

Actor

Was selected to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015
Has been involved with such Boston Celtics community programs as the Stay in School program and Read to Achieve program
Set a Boston Celtics franchise record for consecutive games played with 488
The Boston Celtics retired his No․ 10 jersey in 1982
Played college basketball at the University of Kansas, where he scored 1,268 points over four years
Played on the undefeated 1968 USA Olympic basketball team in Mexico
Was drafted by the Boston Celtics ninth overall in the 1969 NBA Draft
In 1979, the Boston Celtics traded him to the Golden State Warriors for a future draft choice
Spent the first 10 of his 12 years in the NBA playing for the Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics' front office hired him as Director of Special Projects in 2000

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