After 53 years, two Knicks pals get to break out their championship banner one more time
They were teenagers when they dyed a bedsheet orange, dressed it up like a championship banner and carried it to City Hall for the celebration of Red Holzman’s last title.
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New York Knicks Stefan Bondy After 53 years, two Knicks pals get to break out their championship banner one more time By Stefan Bondy Published June 17, 2026, 7:03 p.m. ET Doug Bertinelli and Pat Hannafin at the 1973 Knicks parade, holding up their homemade banner. Courtesy It only took 53 years. Two high school buddies from Staten Island are dusting off their makeshift banner from 1973 and reuniting for Thursday’s trip to the Knicks championship parade. See Also Kids get their own Knicks ticker-tape party on UWS — ahead of official NYC parade “You never give up hope when you’re a fan,” Doug Bertinelli, 71, told The Post.
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