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{{short description|American sportscaster}} {{Original research|article|date=January 2015}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{infobox person | image = Johnny Most (9617962758).jpg | caption = Most in 1984 | name = Johnny Most | birth_name = John M. Most | birth_place =[[New York City, New York]], U.S. | birth_date = {{birth date|1923|6|15}} | death_place = [[Boston, Massachusetts]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1993|1|3|1923|6|15}} | occupation = {{hlist|Sports Announcer|radio personality}} }} '''John M. Most''' (June 15, 1923 β January 3, 1993) was an American sports [[announcer]], known primarily as the raspy [[radio]] voice of the [[Boston Celtics]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) from [[1953β54 NBA season|1953]] to [[1989β90 NBA season|1990]]. Most's radio call during the final moments of Game 7 of the [[1965 NBA Playoffs|1965 NBA Eastern Division Finals]] has been dubbed "the most famous radio call in basketball history" by the NBA.<ref name=NBA>{{cite web|title=The 60 Greatest Playoff Moments: "Havlicek Stole the Ball!"|url=http://archive.nba.com/encyclopedia/moments/60moments_top10_havlicekstoletheball.html|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref> The call is now simply known as "[[Havlicek stole the ball]]!"
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