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Who played wearing the #5 CELTICS JERSEY b4 kevin garnett and gerald green?

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Hi, Arkeen,

here's the list of th eplayers who used the #5 Celtics jersey before Garnett: Tony Kappen, Moe Becker and Dick Murphy (1946-47); Cecil Hankins (1947-48); Bill Roberts (1948-49); Ed Leede (1949-51); Skip Whittaker (1954-55); John Thompson (1964-66, also wore #18); Bill Walton (1985-88); John Bagley (1989-93); Jay Humphries (1994-95); Junior Burrough (1995-96); Michael Hawkins (1996-97); Ron Mercer (1997-99); Wayne Turner and Jamel Thomas (1999-00); Jerome Moiso (2000-01); Roshown McLeod (2001-02); Kedrick Brown (2002-03, also wore #42); Michael Stewart (2003-05); Gerald Green (2005-2007).
I hope this helps


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Fabio Anderle

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Expert on Larry Bird, but I have a deep knowledge on the whole Celtics history, the coaches, the players, the owners.

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