Here’s a blast from the past for all you ‘80s era Celts fans: Milwaukee Bucks star Junior Bridgeman. Don’t remember him? Neither did I till a friend emailed me this WSJ story about his death – and how Junior had made a fortune as a businessman after retiring from the NBA nearly 40 years ago. What a remarkable, inspiring post-basketball career. I had no idea. … More on Junior at the NYT.
Trivia question: Can you name the Celts player guarding Junior in the photo that accompanies the WSJ article? For those with or without a WSJ sub, hint: he was the Celts’ first-round draft pick in ’81, one round and eight picks ahead of Danny Ainge. One more hint: He wore No. 35. … I didn’t remember him either till I looked it up.
