The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.
And for today's article, we will continue with the first of 4 people to wear the No. 14 jersey, Boston forward alum Don Eliason. After ending his college career at Hamline University, Eliason joined the Celtics in their (and the BAA's) first season of existence in 1946.
The Owatonna, Minnesota, native's stay with the team would be as brief as they come, playing just 1 game for Boston before retiring from the league.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Eliason wore only jersey No. 14 and put up 1 personal foul per game.
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This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 14 - Don Eliason (1946)
