Danny Ainge? Well, Hello Cousin!

Daniel Ray Ainge (born March 17, 1959) is an American basketball executive and former professional basketball and baseball player. And he is a third great grandson of Gilbert Belnap through Gilbert’s son Gilbert Rosel Belnap. “Cousin Danny” was an outstanding high school athlete. At Brigham Young University, he was named national basketball college player of the year and won the John R. Wooden Award for the most outstanding male college basketball player. While in college, he also played parts of three seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball, mostly as a second baseman. He was then drafted into the National Basketball Association by the Boston Celtics. Danny completed 14 seasons, playing for the Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, and Phoenix Suns, primarily as a shooting guard. He went on to coach the Suns for three seasons before joining management of the Celtics, with whom he has three NBA Championships to his credit (two as a player, one as President/GM). He is currently the general manager and President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics. Danny Ainge is the only person to be named a high school first-team All-American in American football, basketball, and baseball. Hello, cousin!

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This post was written by Brent J. Belnap