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Today in Celtics history: Gerald Henderson born

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Today, January 16th, marks the 61st anniversary of the birth of former Boston Celtic Gerald Henderson.

Some of you younger Boston fans may be confused, asking yourself when exactly Henderson played for the Celtics, but that's probably because his son (Gerald Henderson Jr.) never played for the Celts, and is currently with the Philadelphia 76ers. His father, on the other hand, spent his first five seasons in the NBA with Boston, and was a key player for the 1983-84 championship team.

Henderson is perhaps best known for stealing a pass by James Worthy of the Los Angeles Lakers and subsequently tying the score of a game the Celts would later win in overtime - Game Two of the 1984 NBA Finals.