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Celtics Basketball => Celtics History => Topic started by: Emmette Bryant on January 16, 2018, 07:28:11 PM

Title: RIP JoJo White
Post by: Emmette Bryant on January 16, 2018, 07:28:11 PM
Very sad news. JoJo White has passed away.

http://celticswire.usatoday.com/2018/01/16/report-celtics-legend-jojo-white-passes-away-at-71-from-brain-cancer/
Title: Re: RIP JoJo White
Post by: 2short on January 16, 2018, 07:42:07 PM
Ugh.
One of my favorite players.  A HOF player.  A classy man.
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Post by: Roy H. on January 16, 2018, 07:42:40 PM
Crappy news. RIP.
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Post by: Neurotic Guy on January 16, 2018, 07:44:46 PM
So sad.  As I just wrote in the game thread, my favorite player growing up.
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Post by: GreenEnvy on January 16, 2018, 07:49:06 PM
RIP JoJo.
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Post by: manl_lui on January 16, 2018, 07:59:53 PM
RIP JoJo
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Post by: gouki88 on January 16, 2018, 08:08:30 PM
Shocking news. RIP
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Post by: kraidstar on January 16, 2018, 08:12:57 PM
RIP

I was randomly thinking about him yesterday weirdly enough. Very sad to see.
Title: Re: RIP JoJo White
Post by: kraidstar on January 16, 2018, 08:17:16 PM
Wow, didn't know this about him, apparently he was also drafted by the Dallas Cowboys and the Cincinnatti Reds.

Crazy.
Title: Re: RIP JoJo White
Post by: 2short on January 16, 2018, 08:20:12 PM
So sad.  As I just wrote in the game thread, my favorite player growing up.
He and Cowens were what made me a celtics fan.  Tommy ball was an amazing sight to see
Title: Jo Jo White RIP
Post by: otherdave on January 16, 2018, 08:34:15 PM
So sad - he was a great one.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22124169/jo-jo-white-boston-celtics-great-basketball-hall-famer-dies-cancer-battle
Title: Re: Jo Jo White RIP
Post by: GratefulCs on January 16, 2018, 08:45:08 PM
wow

[dang]

RIP
Title: Re: Jo Jo White RIP
Post by: flybono on January 16, 2018, 08:51:39 PM
Amen! All time great

Watched him take it to the Suns in 76 on a black and white television.

I was 9 years old.  All of a sudden I’m depressed.

RIP
Title: Re: RIP JoJo White
Post by: fairweatherfan on January 16, 2018, 09:35:58 PM
A little before my time but one of those guys who's still thought very highly of by older fans while being mostly forgotten by everyone else.  RIP JoJo.
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Post by: tstorey_97 on January 16, 2018, 10:08:39 PM
Study up if he was before your time...the guy was nails.
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Post by: tenn_smoothie on January 16, 2018, 10:21:52 PM
Jo Jo - one of my favorite all-time Celtics who was a star on my Beloved 70's Celtics.

Never forget him sitting at half-court, exhausted near the end of the Greatest Game, 1976.

Never forget his beautiful 15' bank shot at the end of another Celtic fast break.

Never forget his baseline jumper to beat Philly in Game 1, 1977 ECF 
Dave Cowens did a Kentucky Shin-Dig dance under the basket after the buzzer.

Never will forget Jo Jo White.

God Speed Jo Jo.
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Post by: nickagneta on January 16, 2018, 10:22:09 PM
Grew up with a different Big 3..Hondo, Cowens and JoJo. One of my all time favorite Celtics and one of the top 5 people I ever had the pleasure to meet. What a great guy. He will be missed.
Title: Re: RIP JoJo White
Post by: Emmette Bryant on January 16, 2018, 10:47:52 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cuyce3SbzDs
Title: Re: RIP JoJo White
Post by: Redz on January 16, 2018, 11:34:22 PM
My earliest memories of the Celtics were during the 75 & 76 seasons. JoJo was so smooth. Great clutch player.  He would have done unbelievably well in the current era.  Amazing pull up jumper.

RIP
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Post by: Somebody on January 17, 2018, 12:39:51 AM
As a teenager he really caught my eye when I was watching old game tape a couple of years ago, very underappreciated player and probably my pick for 🐐 Celtics PG not counting Cousy.
Title: Re: RIP JoJo White
Post by: aefgogreen on January 17, 2018, 09:45:17 AM
I met him once at a game. He actually greeted me first asking me how I was.  It stuck with me because it's usually the fan who reaches out to the player, not the other way around (which is perfectly understandable). It struck me that he really enjoyed being an ambassador of the Celtics that appreciated the fans.  RIP
Title: Re: RIP JoJo White
Post by: OHCeltic on January 18, 2018, 04:46:16 PM
My favorite Celtic of All Time.
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Post by: Donoghus on January 18, 2018, 05:01:10 PM
Saw the news the other night.   Immediately thought of my dad who was a big fan of the 70s Celtics.  A few years back, the organization held an event for STMs. They invited me to some event but I had already moved to Chicago so I let my dad go. I can't remember what the function was but Cowens, Satch, & JoJo were there and my dad was able to meet them & got a piece of the parquet signed by all 3 of them.  (Might have had a photo taken with them too.  Can't remember).  My dad was in absolute delight about meeting them.

I just remember going to a ton of games back in the early 2000s and JoJo being a staple at the Garden.  Especially during those playoff years of '02-'05.   Never met him but he was always smiling and waving when he was on the jumbotron.  Seemed like the nicest dude in the world. 

71 is too young.  Sad stuff.