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Message: [QUOTE="eebmg, post: 3138222, member: 7548"] His incomparable stamina is captured in the cited article through a number of quotes and anecdotes. Mr. Havlicek, who averaged nearly 37 minutes per game during his career, had extraordinary stamina, helped by lungs so large they had to be X-rayed separately. He took particular pride in his durability and reliability; he missed only 33 of 1,303 regular-season games and fouled out only 21 times. “There should be a giant key sticking out of his back,” Russell once cracked. “You just wind him up and click-click-click, you put him out there for 48 minutes.” Mr. Havlicek had no problem being on the floor for the full regulation and beyond. “I’m ready to go 48 all the time,” he said. “I get to rest on free throws and timeouts.” Defending Mr. Havlicek, who was continually on the move, was an exhausting assignment. “A roadrunner taking you through every ditch, every irrigation canal, barbed-wire fence, and cattle guard,” observed Los Angeles Lakers general manager Pete Newell, whose University of California team lost its title to Ohio State in the 1960 final. “You’ve had a trip over the plains when you’re playing him for a night.” [/QUOTE]