Whereas John Joseph Havlicek was born in the eastern Ohio mining town of Martins Ferry, Ohio, on April 8, 1940; Whereas John Havlicek was the son of Frank Havlicek and Mandy Havlicek; Whereas John Havlicek grew up in a loving family in Martins Ferry, Ohio, and was instilled with strong family values of hard work and good sportsmanship; Whereas John Havlicek was a three-sport All-State athlete at Bridgeport High School, where he played basketball, baseball, and football; Whereas John Havlicek began his successful basketball career by becoming a two-time All-Ohio Valley Athletic Conference (OVAC) Class AA basketball player and led the Bridgeport Bulldogs to win the OVAC AA crown in 1958; Whereas John Havlicek had incredible stamina and was known for wearing out opponents with his relentless baseline-to-baseline efforts; Whereas John Havlicek scored 1,594 career points in 59 games and averaged more than 30 points per game the last two seasons as a Bridgeport High School basketball player; Whereas John Havlicek continued his basketball success as a student-athlete at Ohio State University, where he also played baseball his freshman year and batted over .400; Whereas John Havlicek earned the status of All-American as a basketball player at Ohio State University and played with fellow Buckeyes Jerry Lucas, Bobby Knight, and Larry Siegfried; Whereas, during his sophomore season, John Havlicek helped Ohio State University win the 1960 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship by scoring 12.2 points per game; Whereas John Havlicek twice earned All-Big Ten Conference Honors and the Ohio State Buckeyes compiled a 78–6 record during his three varsity basketball seasons; Whereas, in 1962, John Havlicek was drafted by the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL); Whereas John Havlicek played several exhibition games as a wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns and later joined the Boston Celtics roster