Boston Celtics jersey history No. 27 - Rich Niemann (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 fifth of 13 people to wear the No. 27, Boston big man alum Rich Niemann. After ending his college career at St. Louis, Niemann was picked up with the 42nd overall selection of the 1968 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons.
The St. Louis, Missouri native also played for the Milwaukee Bucks before he was cut and claimed on waivers by Boston in 1969. His stay with the team would span just six games before he'd be cut again, heading to the ABA.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Niemann wore only jersey No. 27 and put up 1.0 points and as many rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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