# Dave Havlicek has died at 79

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-havlicek-has-died-at-79/833065>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [April 26, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-havlicek-has-died-at-79/833065 "2019-04-26T03:11:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-havlicek-has-died-at-79/833065/1 "2019-04-26T03:11:56Z")

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The great Celtics powerhouse [has died](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/sports/basketball/john-havlicek-dead-boston-celtics-hall-of-famer.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage).

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**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2019, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-havlicek-has-died-at-79/833065/2 "2019-04-26T03:49:14Z")

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Ya mean John?

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2019, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-havlicek-has-died-at-79/833065/3 "2019-04-26T10:16:37Z")

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Yes of course it’s John. The great Hondo.

**ThelmaLou** started another thread, here — [John Havlicek has died](https://bit.ly/2DDlopA).