Mel Counts
The Celtics won the NBA Championship in 1965 and 1966 with Counts on the team as Bill Russell's backup, but he was traded for the 1967 season to the Baltimore Bullets.The next three seasons Counts' Lakers made it to the NBA Finals, where they would play in and ultimately lose three years in a row.The Lakers cut the deficit to one point on a shot by Counts, with coach Butch van Breda Kolff refusing to reinsert Chamberlain into the game in the final minutes even though Wilt said his knee felt good enough to play.His grandsons Brent Jr. played at St. Martin's University and Patrick at Chemeketa Community College and California Maritime Academy.His other grandson, Jack, is playing basketball at Blanchet Catholic School in Salem, Oregon, as an incoming 9th grader.