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Jo Jo White

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Basketball Player

The Resume

    (November 16, 1946-January 16, 2017)
    Born in St. Louis, Missouri
    Birth name is Joesph Henry White
    Attended the University of Kansas
    Drafted 9th overall by the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA Draft
    Guard for the Boston Celtics (1969-1978), Golden State Warriors (1979-1980) and the Kansas City Kings (1980-1981)
    Five consecutive All-Star selections (1971-1976)
    NBA Finals MVP (1976)
    Appeared in 'Inside Moves' (1908) and 'The Game Plan' (2007)

Why he might be annoying:

    He goes by a nickname.
    He shares his name with a baseball player.
    During an NCAA Tournament game, he lost to Texas Western (now University of Texas at El Paso) in two overtime periods.
    In his rookie season, the Celtics had their worst record in 20 years.
    Long after he retired, he attempted a brief comeback with the Topeka Sizzlers of the CBA.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He played for the undefeated U.S. Olympic team that won the gold medal (1968).
    He played in all 82 games in 5 straight seasons in the 1970s.
    He was named the MVP of the 1976 Finals for scoring 33 points and 9 assists at Game 5 in a 60 minute period of time.
    He was a member of two NBA championship teams.
    He said of the NBA, ‘They stand to profit off these young minds, but they're not preparing them for the future.’
    He appeared in 'The Game Plan’ with his son, actor Brian J. White.

Credit: Neo NX2004 & Hoxy


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 68 Votes: 60.29% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 75.00% Annoying