NBA & College basketball Legend, Bailey Howell

Bailey Howell is a College & NBA basketball legend.  In the late 1950s he averaged 27.1 Pts. per game and 17 Rebounds a game at Mississippi State University.  He was the #2 overall pick in the 1959 NBA draft.  Bailey played 12 seasons in the NBA, was a 6-time NBA All-Star and won 2 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in 1968 & 1969.

 

In this 2007 interview, former Mississippi State Head Basketball Coach Richard Williams walks down memory lane with the great Bailey Howell.