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McInnes is bidding to become the first non-Celtic or Rangers managers to win the title since Ferguson led Aberdeen to glory in 1985.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The only non-Celtic to have appeared in 10 N.B.A. finals is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was victorious six times.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2016

I begged Tommy to give me his all-time non-Celtic NBA starting five, and he grudgingly did: Wilt Chamberlain, Bob Pettit, Elgin Baylor, Michael Jordan, and Magic Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2016

This assumes that totemism was non-Celtic, an assumption based on preconceived notions of what Celtic institutions ought to have been.

From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by MacCulloch, J. A.

The late Lady Charlotte Guest's edition of the 'Mabinogion' serves very well to convey, in a translation of extreme felicity, to non-Celtic readers the art and spirit of these tales.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various