Jo Jo White

Joseph Henry White (November 16, 1946 – January 16, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks, where he was twice named a second-team All-American. White was a member of the United States men's basketball team at the 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal.

In the 1969 NBA draft, White was selected ninth overall by the Boston Celtics, where he played for ten seasons. He won the NBA Finals with the Celtics in 1974 and 1976, and was named Finals MVP in 1976. A seven-time NBA All-Star, White set a Celtics record with 488 consecutive games played. The Celtics retired his No. 10 jersey in 1982.

Born in St. Louis, White was the son of George L. White Sr., a Baptist minister, and Elizabeth Rebecca Guynn. The youngest of seven children, he had three elder sisters and three elder brothers. He began playing basketball at age six, and as a child followed the St. Louis Hawks.

In 2015, White was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.