Boston Celtics jersey history No. 29 - Bud Olsen (1968)
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.
And for today's article, we will continue with the second of four people to wear the No. 29, Boston forward alum Bud Olsen. After ending his college career at Louisville, Olsen was picked up with the 15th overall selection of the 1962 NBA Draft by the (then) Cincinnati Royals (now, Sacramento Kings).
The Hobart, Indiana native also played for the (then) San Francisco (now, Golden State) Warriors and Seattle SuperSonics before he would be claimed on waivers by Boston in 1968 after being cut by the Sonics. His stay with the team would span just seven games before he would be cut again.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Olsen wore only jersey No. 29 and put up 2.0 points and as many rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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