Chaney played basketball in college for the University of Houston, where he was a teammate of future Basketball Hall-of-Famer Elvin Hayes. Chaney played all 40 minutes of the famed "Game of the Century" at the Astrodome. That year Chaney became the first-round pick (12th overall) of the Boston Celtics in the 1968 NBA draft; he was also drafted by the Houston Mavericks of the American Basketball Association.\n', '

Chaney became a champion with the Boston Celtics during his rookie year. He would also help the Celtics toward winning the 1974 NBA Finals. He had two stints with the Boston Celtics (1968–1975, and 1977–1980), for which he is most noted. Chaney has the distinction of being the only player to have played with both Bill Russell and Larry Bird: Russell in Chaney\'s rookie year, and Bird in Chaney\'s final year as a player. He also had a short two season stint with the Los Angeles Lakers from 1976–1978, and played in the ABA for one year with the Spirits of St. Louis from 1975–1976. Chaney was mostly known for his defensive skills, providing adequate numbers in minutes off the bench.\n', '

Chaney is the only Boston Celtic who played with both Bill Russell (1956–1969) and Larry Bird (1979–1992), as was already stated previously.\n', '

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