"In terms of basketball skills, in total, Sam Jones was the most skillful player that I played with," Russell said in the video. "Six times during that run, we won eight straight championships ...

On this day in Boston Celtics history, Hall of Fame Celtics shooting guard Sam Jones had his jersey number ... players ever to play the sport of basketball professionally. A 10-time champion ...

On this day in Boston Celtics history, franchise legends Bill Russell and Sam Jones retired as champions, deciding to call it quits after winning the 1969 NBA Championship. For Russell in particular, ...

The Louisiana native would become the first Black head coach of any major professional sports team in North America -- never mind just basketball ... guard legend Sam Jones in the 1957 NBA ...