BU Political Expert Thomas Whalen Talks Celtics Lore, Ronald Reagan, and Donald Trump
Tom Whalen’s fascination with, and passion for, the Boston Celtics began in the early 1980s when he was a rookie sportswriter for his high school newspaper. He’d managed to finagle a press pass to a home game at the old Boston Garden, and before he knew what was happening, the teenager was standing next to the 6-foot, 10-inch future Hall of Fame star Larry Bird. The brief interview he scored with Celtics legend Bird (Hon.’09) began a lifelong love affair with the franchise that has resulted in two books, the latest Dynasty Restored: How Larry Bird and the 1984 Boston Celtics Conquered the NBA and Changed Basketball (Rowman and Littlefield, 2024).
For a guy whose day job is teaching and talking politics, basketball is more than a mere secondary passion behind politics…
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