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On this day: Celtics’ first coach Alvin Julian, George Nostrand, Shammond Williams born

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the Celtics’ first coach, Alvin “Doggie” Julian, was born in 1901 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Before landing the job as head coach of the nascent Celtics franchise, Julian would play football, baseball, and basketball at Bucknell, having a four-year pro career playing baseball for various teams between 1922 and 1926.

At various points in his life, he’d coach all three sports at the collegiate and high school levels but began coaching basketball at Muhlenberg College in 1936. In 1945, Jul ... Read more