1961 Fleer basketball card of former Boston Celtic star K.C. Jones, courtesy of www.CheckOutMyCards.com . Jones joined his college teammate Bill Russell in the NBA and played 9 seasons, all with the Celtics, winning 8 championships. Known as a tenacious defender (as most of the Celtic players of that era were), Jones was an eight-time NBA All Star and was elected to the basketball Hall of Fame in 1989. After his playing days ended, he embarked on a successful coaching career, and won 2 NBA titles as coach of the Celtics in the 1980s.