Walter "Wali" Jones (born February 14, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former pro basketball player. He has been a part of the 1967 Philadelphia 76ers team featuring Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Chet Walker and Billy Cunningham, that ended the 8 year championship winning streak of the Boston Celtics. Jones made the Sixers starting linup after Larry Costello ripped his Achilles tendon on January 6, 1967. February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Independence Hall Philadelphia (sometimes referred to as Philly or the City of Brotherly Love) is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the most populous city in the state of Pennsylvania, occupying all of Philadelphia County. ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... The Philadelphia 76ers are a National Basketball Association team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, also known as the Sixers for short. ... Wilton Norman Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) is regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, though he played on only two NBA championship teams. ... Harold Everett Greer (born June 26, 1936 in Huntington, West Virginia) is a former pro basketball player. ... Chester Chet Walker (born February 22, 1940 in Benton Harbor, Michigan) is a former pro basketball player. ... William John Billy Cunningham (born June 3, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former pro basketball player, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid, and coach. ... The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Lawrence Ronald Larry Costello (born July 2, 1931 in Minoa, New York) is a former pro basketball player. ... Posterior view of the foot and leg, showing the Achilles tendon (tendo calcaneus). ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Wali Jones went through Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, the same school that had produced Chamberlain a few years earlier. Overbrook High School is a public secondary school located in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...