COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Former Ohio State star Larry Siegfried, who helped the Buckeyes to their only championship in 1960 and won five NBA titles in seven years with the Boston Celtics, died Thursday night. He was 71.
Lesli Neal at Barkdull Funeral Home in Shelby says Siegfried had been at the Cleveland Clinic since suffering a heart attack on Oct. 5.
A native of Shelby, Ohio, he was captain of the 1960-61 Ohio State team and was a second-team All-American. A No. 3 pick in the draft by the Cincinnati Royals, he played two seasons in the American Basketball Association with the Cleveland Pipers before joining Bill Russell and former Ohio State teammate John Havlicek with the Celtics.
He returned to Ohio State this spring for the 50th anniversary celebration of his alma mater’s title.
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