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Tommy Heinsohn
	; Heinsohn at the 2008 championship parade for the Boston Celtics; ;
Personal information
Born	; (1934-08-26) August 26, 1934 (age 84); Jersey City, New Jersey;
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school	; Saint Michael's; (Union City, New Jersey)
College	; Holy Cross (1953–1956)
NBA draft	; 1956 / Pick: Territorial Pick;
	Selected by the Boston Celtics;
Playing career	1956–1965
Position	Power forward
Number	15
Career history
As player:
; 1956–1965;	Boston Celtics
As coach:
; 1969–1978;	Boston Celtics
;
Career highlights and awards
	; As player:; 8× NBA champion (1957, 1959–1965); ; 6× NBA All-Star (1957, 1961–1965); ; 4× All-NBA Second Team (1961–1964); ; ; NBA Rookie of the Year (1957); ; No. 15 retired by Boston Celtics; ; ; Consensus first-team All-American (1956); ; Second-team All-American – Collier's (1955); ; Third-team All-American – AP, UPI, NEA (1955); ; No. 24 retired by Holy Cross; ; ; As coach:; ; 2× NBA champion (1974, 1976); ; ; NBA Coach of the Year (1973); ; 4× NBA All-Star Game head coach (1972–1974, 1976); ;
;
Career statistics
Points	12,194 (18.6 ppg)
Rebounds	5,749 (8.8 rpg)
Assists	1,318 (2.0 apg)
;
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	Basketball Hall of Fame as coach
	; College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2006
	;

Thomas William Heinsohn (born August 26, 1934) is an American retired professional basketball player. He has been associated with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for six decades as a player, coach and broadcaster. He played for the Celtics from 1956 to 1965, and also coached the team from 1969 to 1978.

Tom Heinsohn has been granted Hall of Fame status for his contributions as a player. He has also been inducted into the Hall of Fame for his success as a head coach. He also helped form the NBA Players Association. Heinsohn is the only person to have the distinction of being involved in an official team capacity in each of the Celtics' 17 championships, as well as each of their 21 NBA Finals appearances. He is currently the color commentator on the Celtics' television broadcasts on NBC Sports Boston.

Biography

College career

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Heinsohn was a standout at St. Michael's High School in nearby Union City. He accepted a scholarship to Holy Cross and became the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,789 points, an average of 22.1 points per game. During his senior year, Heinsohn scored a school record 51 points in a game against Boston College.

Professional career

Heinsohn during a game against the Philadelphia Warriors, circa 1962

In 1956, Heinsohn was chosen as the Boston Celtics 'regional', or 'territorial', draft pick. In his first season, Heinsohn played in an NBA All-Star Game, was named the NBA Rookie of the Year over teammate Bill Russell, and won his first championship ring. He was part of a Celtics squad that won eight NBA titles in nine years, including seven in a row between 1959 and 1965. In NBA history, only teammates Russell and Sam Jones won more championship rings during their playing careers. During his playing career, Heinsohn was named to six All-Star teams. On the day his teammate and fellow Holy Cross Crusader Bob Cousy retired, Heinsohn scored his 10,000th career point. His number 15 was retired by the Celtics in 1965.

Off the court, Heinsohn played an important leadership role in the NBA Players Association. He was the association's second president (following founding president Bob Cousy), and was instrumental in the league's acceptance of free agency following a showdown at the All-Star game in 1964, in which the All-Star players, led by Heinsohn, threatened to strike.

Coaching career

Heinsohn became the Celtics' head coach beginning in the 1969–70 season. He led the team to a league best 68–14 record during the 1972–73 season and was named Coach of the Year, although Boston was upset in the playoffs. The next season Heinsohn and the Celtics won the championship, and they claimed another title in 1976. He accumulated a career coaching record of 427–263.

On February 14, 2015, it was announced that Heinsohn will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame for a second time as a coaching inductee.^[1] He is one of five members of the class of 2015 who were directly elected and is just one of four people to be inducted as both a player and coach.^[1]

Broadcasting career

Heinsohn's broadcasting career began in 1966, calling play-by-play for WKBG's Celtics broadcasts, after being asked by Red Auerbach.^[2] He spent three seasons in this role before becoming coach in 1969. From 1990 to 1999, Heinsohn was the Celtics' road play-by-play man on WFXT, WSBK and WABU.

In 1981, Heinsohn joined Mike Gorman as color commentator in the Celtics' television broadcasts; they have since become one of the longest-tenured tandems in sports broadcasting history. Occasionally, Bob Cousy makes appearances with the tandem of Heinsohn and Gorman. For a time in the 1980s, Heinsohn was in the same capacity during CBS's playoff coverage of the NBA (with Dick Stockton), calling four Finals from 1984 to 1987, three of which involved the Boston Celtics against the Los Angeles Lakers. Heinsohn also teamed with Brent Musburger and James Brown during his time with CBS.

On Celtics broadcasts, Heinsohn likes to point out players who display extra hustle to help the team by giving them "Tommy Points." One player in each game has exceptional play and hustle highlighted for the "Tommy Award^{[permanent dead link]}". During broadcasts he is known for his sense of humor and indignantly questioning game officials when calls against the Celtics appear to be made in error.

Away from the court, Heinsohn enjoys painting and playing golf; he once headed a life insurance company.

Recently, Heinsohn has worked fewer games due to age and health issues. Brian Scalabrine, the Celtics' studio analyst, has filled in for Heinsohn during his rare absences at home games and now has taken over for Heinsohn on all road games. He started to take on this role during the 2012–13 NBA season, and during the 2014–2015 NBA season became full-time on road games. When the Celtics are having a road game, Heinsohn works as a studio analyst on the Celtics' television broadcasts.

Awards and honors

The number-15 jersey was retired by the Boston Celtics in 1966.

10-time NBA Champion (eight as a player, two as a head coach)

1957 Rookie of the Year

Six-time NBA All-Star

1973 Coach of the Year

Two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (as a player in 1986, and as a coach in 2015)^[3]

Recipient of the 1995 Jack McMahon Award by the National Basketball Coaches Association

Recipient of the 2009 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award by the NBA Coaches Association

Number 15 retired by the Boston Celtics.

Number 24 retired by Holy Cross

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1956–57†	Boston	72	29.9	.397	.790	9.8	1.6	16.2
1957–58	Boston	69	32.0	.382	.746	10.2	1.8	17.8
1958–59†	Boston	66	31.7	.390	.798	9.7	2.5	18.8
1959–60†	Boston	75	32.3	.423	.733	10.6	2.3	21.7
1960–61†	Boston	74	30.5	.400	.767	9.9	1.9	21.3
1961–62†	Boston	79	30.2	.429	.819	9.5	2.1	22.1
1962–63†	Boston	76	26.4	.423	.835	7.5	1.3	18.9
1963–64†	Boston	76	26.8	.398	.827	6.1	2.4	16.5
1964–65†	Boston	67	25.5	.383	.795	6.0	2.3	13.6
Career		654	29.4	.405	.790	8.8	2.0	18.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1957†	Boston	10	37.0	.390	.710	11.7	2.0	22.9
1958	Boston	11	31.7	.351	.778	10.8	1.6	17.5
1959†	Boston	11	31.6	.414	.661	8.9	2.9	19.9
1960†	Boston	13	32.5	.419	.750	9.7	2.1	21.8
1961†	Boston	10	29.1	.408	.767	9.9	2.0	19.7
1962†	Boston	14	31.8	.399	.763	8.2	2.4	20.7
1963†	Boston	13	31.8	.456	.765	8.9	1.2	24.7
1964†	Boston	10	30.8	.389	.810	8.0	2.6	17.4
1965†	Boston	12	23.0	.365	.625	7.0	1.9	12.7
Career		104	31.0	.402	.743	9.2	2.1	19.8

Coaching record

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Post season	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Boston	1969–70	82	34	48	.415	6th in Eastern					Missed Playoffs
Boston	1970–71	82	44	38	.537	3rd in Eastern					Missed Playoffs
Boston	1971–72	82	56	26	.683	4th in Eastern	11	5	6	.455	Lost in Conf. Finals
Boston	1972–73	82	68	14	.829	1st in Atlantic	13	7	6	.538	Lost in Conf. Finals
Boston	1973–74	82	56	26	.683	1st in Atlantic	18	12	6	.667	Won NBA Championship
Boston	1974–75	82	60	22	.732	1st in Atlantic	11	6	5	.545	Lost in Conf. Finals
Boston	1975–76	82	54	28	.659	1st in Atlantic	18	12	6	.667	Won NBA Championship
Boston	1976–77	82	44	38	.537	2nd in Atlantic	9	5	4	.556	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Boston	1977–78	34	11	23	.324	3rd in Atlantic					(released)
Career		690	427	263	.619		80	47	33	.588

External links

Tom Heinsohn at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Tom Heinsohn on IMDb

References

^ ^a^b Forsberg, Chris (February 14, 2015). "Tommy pointed to Hall again as coach". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-12-11..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

^ Jason Gay 2016. "Tommy Heinsohn Is Forever Celtic Green," Wall Street Journal, April 10, p. D10.

^ "Five Direct-Elect Members Announced for the Class of 2015 by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 14, 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.

[:0-1] Forsberg, Chris (February 14, 2015). "Tommy pointed to Hall again as coach". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-12-11..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

[2] Jason Gay 2016. "Tommy Heinsohn Is Forever Celtic Green," Wall Street Journal, April 10, p. D10.

[3] "Five Direct-Elect Members Announced for the Class of 2015 by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 14, 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.

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