Remember When Wikipedia Was Considered Suspect?

[moniss]

29. I was recently going through the history of the

great Boston Celtic Sam Jones. I was doing so because his name sort of gets lost when people talk about the great Celtic players and when he passed in 2021 I meant to do a look back on him but like so many of my things it got jumbled into a mix of priorities and therefore delayed. Sam wasn't your flashy guy or one to be in the clubs. He was focused on basketball. As I was going from site to site for info I noticed AI trying to tell me his wife's name was something other than what I knew it to be.

Sam was married to the same woman for his entire life. Her name was Gladys Chavis and they had 5 children. But AI was trying to tell me that her name was something else and when I checked that name a bit deeper it was actually for a "Sam Jones" who was a character on some TV show. I can't wait for AI to try and tell me that Robert Zimmerman from northern Minnesota is a financial accountant. There are already fake videos out there of Dylan performing claiming to show him singing "Mary Had A Little Lamb" at his famous Newport Folk Festival appearance. There are no doubt millions of people who aren't familiar with him who will believe that happened.

As for Sam he played 12 seasons until 1969 and when he retired he was the all-time Celtic leader in scoring. His jump shot form was so smooth and precise and he mentored others and coached a little after his retirement. Most impressive to me was that after his Celtic years he and Gladys lived in Silver Spring, Maryland and for decades served as a substitute teacher.