Walter Brown

From Hoopedia

(Number retired October 17, 1964)

Walter A. Brown was the founder and first owner of the Boston Celtics franchise...Owned the Celtics from 1946 through 1964...Passed away after suffering a heart attack at his Cape Cod house on September 7, 1964...Born on February 10, 1905...Also was the owner of the Boston Garden-Arena Corporation, and President of the Boston Bruins hockey team...was instrumental in the creation of the first NBA All-Star Game in 1951, which was played in the Boston Garden.

Walter A. Brown enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1965.

External Links

• Hall of Fame entry