More Time Capsules: 1970s | 1980-90s

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Bellamy averaged 20.1 points and 13.7 rebounds over a career that lasted 13 seasons and one game of a 14th. He is one of only seven players to score more than 20,000 points and grab more than 14,000 rebounds, and played in four All-Star Games. The No. 1 overall pick out of Indiana in 1961, he averaged a career-high 31.6 points and 19 rebounds for the Chicago Packers en route to Rookie of the Year honors. While with the Packers, Bellamy was part of the first team in the NBA to start five black players.

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Red Auerbach helped create a dynasty in Boston, leading the Celtics to 10 Eastern Division titles in 16 years and eight straight NBA championships from 1959 to 1966 -- a streak unmatched in sports history. His 938-479 (.662) career coaching record currently ranks fifth all-time in NBA history. He was named NBA 25th Anniversary All-Time team coach in 1970.
Former Boston Celtics on Auerbach: Bill Russell | Bob Cousy | John Havlicek | Tom Heinsohn | Tom Sanders

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Widely regarded as the greatest sixth man in the history of the NBA, Havlicek won eight NBA titles with Boston during the Celtics' dynasty years of the 1960's. He appeared in 13 consecutive NBA All-Star Games, earned 11 selections to the All-NBA First or Second Team and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First or Second Team eight times. A star at both forward and guard, Havlicek's versatility made him perhaps the finest all-around player in the history of the NBA, according to Sports Illustrated.

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Nelson entered the 2006-07 season with more wins (1,190) than any other NBA coach besides all-time leader Lenny Wilkens (1,332). He is one of only two coaches in league history (joining Pat Riley) to earn NBA Coach of the Year honors on three different occasions and has enjoyed coaching stints in four NBA cities. As a player, he carved a place for himself in NBA history as one of league's toughest competitors. He had a 14-year NBA playing career that included five championships, and he competed with Bill Russell and John Havlicek on the Celtics.

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Tom "Satch" Sanders played with Bill Russell from 1960 to 1969, during which time the Celtics won six championships. He was the Green and White's top pick (the 8th pick overall) in the 1960 NBA Draft, and went on to play 13 NBA seasons - all with the Celtics. Boston won eight championship titles during his career. After his playing days were over, he went on to become the NBA's Vice-President and Director of Player Programs.

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Arguably the greatest shooter of his era, Sharman was one of the first NBA guards to shoot over .400 for a season. He led the league in free-throw shooting for a record seven seasons and was voted to the All-NBA First or Second Team seven times in an 11-year NBA career. After retiring as a player in 1961 Sharman won a championship as a coach in the ABL, the ABA and NBA. He guided the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers to the second-best regular-season record in NBA history (69-13).

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Wanzer was the first NBA player to shoot over 90 percent from the free throw line. However, it was his multi-dimensional game that got him elected into the Hall of Fame. The six-foot Wanzer could pass, shoot, dribble, defend and play hard. He was especially known for his tenacious defense and ability to contain opposing guards. Wanzer spent his entire 10-year pro career with the Rochester Royals.

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Selvy scored 100 points for Furman to beat Newberry, 149-95, on Feb. 13, 1954. No other Division I player has hit the century mark in a game against another four-year school. He finished his final NCAA season with a 41.7-point average to lead the nation in scoring for the second time. Selvy was made the No. 1 overall selection in the 1954 NBA Draft by the Baltimore Bullets. He played nine seasons in the NBA and held career averages of 10.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists over 565 games.

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Matching up against always-taller, always beefier, opponents, the 6-6 Gallatin averaged double figures in rebounds in every one of his Knick campaigns, including a league-leading 15.3 in 1953-54. Nicknamed "The Horse," Gallatin played nine seasons for New York (1948-57) and one for the Pistons ('58), averaging 13.3 points and 11.9 rebounds. He coached four seasons in the NBA with a 136-120 (.531) mark.