the end of close games. Ramsey was the first in a series of sixth men who won championship rings with the Celtics. In the championships the Celtics won after Ramsey's retirement, they have had successful sixth men such as Havlicek, Paul Silas, Kevin McHale, Bill Walton, and James Posey. Ramsey was mentioned in the episode "If I Could See Me Now" of Married... with Children. Bud asked Al the trivia question, "Who was known as the best sixth man in basketball? He played for the Celtics", to which Al nonchalantly replied, "Frank Ramsey". Personal life On November 15, 2005, Ramsey's house was destroyed in a tornado that hit his residence in Madisonville. One of his plaques was found miles away from his home, and Ramsey himself was found unhurt. , Ramsey was a bank president in Dixon, Kentucky. Ramsey died of natural causes in his hometown of Madisonville, Kentucky on July 8, 2018, at the age of 86. Honors Ramsey was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982. In 2005, Ramsey was inducted into the University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame. In 2006, Ramsey was a charter inductee to the College Basketball Hall of Fame. Ramsey's #23 jersey is retired by the Boston Celtics. Ramsey's #30 jersey is retired by the University of Kentucky Wildcats. NBA career statistics Regular season Playoffs References External links Frank Ramsey's bio on Hoophall.com Frank Ramsey's University of Kentucky page 1931 births 2018 deaths All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Kentucky Basketball players from Kentucky Boston Celtics draft picks Boston Celtics players Kentucky Colonels coaches Kentucky Wildcats baseball players Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball players Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees National Basketball Association players with retired numbers National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees People from Henderson County, Kentucky People from Madisonville, Kentucky Shooting guards Small forwards