Why is boston called celtics

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Basketball History. College History. Football History. Hockey History. Soccer History. Most teams were reflective of their home neighborhood; a group of Irish immigrants from Chelsea, unsurprisingly, took the name of the Celtics. After the war, though, Jim and Thomas Furey had an idea. They rebranded the team as the Original Celtics and moved into the professional circuit; before long, the club was dominating the New York City basketball scene. The team joined the American Basketball League; when it folded, they tried to return to barnstorming with mixed success, before fading away in the early s.

While the run of the Original Celtics came to an end, another team picked up the banner: the Boston Celtics. Both men suggested several nicknames, including Whirlwinds, Unicorns and Olympics. But it was Brown, who suddenly exclaimed, "Wait, I've got it - the Celtics.

We'll call them the Boston Celtics! And, Boston is full of Irishmen.