After a modest career at Centenary College of Louisiana, Parish was drafted in the first round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, before being sent to the Boston Celtics. He compared his transition from Golden State to Boston in a televised quote where he jokingly said it was like going from an outhouse to a penthouse. Playing 14 years with the Celtics from 1980 to 1994, Parish won three NBA titles (1981, 1984 and 1986) teaming with legendary small forward Larry Bird and power forward Kevin McHale. The trio is regarded by many as the best frontcourt in NBA history and was dubbed the "Big Three". He played two more seasons with the Charlotte Hornets and then played his final season with the Chicago Bulls in 1996-97, which led to his fourth NBA title. He was known for his strong defense and jump shooting, and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003. In 1997, Parish was also named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. On the inside collar of the leather jacket is the "Jeff Hamilton" manufacturers label with the size "XXXL" flag tag. Inside the jacket is a leather patch that reads "This is a Limited Edition of 50 Jackets designed by Jeff Hamilton commissioned by the National Basketball Association in Honor of the Fifty Greatest Players in the History of the League February 9, 1997 Jeff Hamilton." On the left breast is the gold, red, white and blue NBA "50th" Anniversary logo leather patch. On the left sleeve is the "JH Design" leather patch. On the right sleeve is the player number "0" in green on gold leather patches. Across the back of the jacket is "CELTICS" in green on gold leather patches. The jacket is autographed on front in black marker with “HOF ‘03” added and rates a 9. The autograph is accompanied by a LOA from JSA. This lot comes with an iron-clad letter of provenance from our consignor.