Expert: Fabio Anderle - 8/1/2007

Question
who wore jersey #5 for the Celtics before Bill Walton ?

Answer
Hi, Ron,

these are the Celtics players who wore the Celtics' jersey #5 before Kevin 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 know you had asked about the ones before Walton, but I thought you were perhaps curious to see who donned that jersey even after Bill.
I hope this helps


Fabio