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Johnny Most
American sportscaster / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John M. Most (June 15, 1923 – January 3, 1993) was an American sports announcer, known primarily as the raspy radio voice of the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association from 1953 to 1990.
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Born | John M. Most (1923-06-15)June 15, 1923 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | January 3, 1993(1993-01-03) (aged 69) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Most's radio call during the final moments of Game 7 of the 1965 NBA Eastern Division Finals has been dubbed "the most famous radio call in basketball history" by the NBA.[1] The call is now simply known as "Havlicek stole the ball!"