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Cousy’s 1950s Celtics memories headline Providence game
The piece recalls Bob Cousy lighting up Providence with the Celtics in a likely farewell appearance. It notes his 78 foot basket and a personal duel with Moe Mahoney, plus his impact on Boston’s franchise fortunes and the 1950s NBA shift from a weak start to multiple championships.
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Bob Cousy
Providence
Boston Cetics
Celtics
Holy Cross
Cousy
Brown
RI Auditorium
Yarre
Couss
Bruin
Moe Mahones
Mahoney
Cetics
Ved Irish
New York
Zasofsky
Adelphia
Phillis
Boston Garden
Boston
Walter Brown
Green Bay Packers
Packers
Curis Lambeau
Rey Dunne
Arnie Herber
Cesil Isbell
Don Hutson
Mickeys Mantle
Mantle
Oklahoma
Detroit
Norm Cash
Red Sox
Vic Wertz
Tigers
Sox
Wertz
Cash
Providence College
Joe Mullaney
Mullaney
Ernst and Company
Herry Correia, Jr
Warren
Bristol
Boston Red Sox
Chet Nichols
Hank
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