Tom Heinsohn (August 26, 1934- ) is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player on the Boston Celtics basketball team. He also coached the team from 1970 to 1978. He is currently the color commentator on the Celtics' television broadcasts on Fox Sports New England. Tom Heinsohn File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... A color (or colour) commentator is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. ...

College ball

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Heinsohn accepted a scholarship to the College of the Holy Cross after being a standout at St. Michael's High School in nearby Union City. During his senior year at Holy Cross, Heinsohn scored a school record 51 points in a game against Boston College. He also became the school's all-time leading scorer, with 1,789 points, which averages out to 22.1 points per game. Jersey Citys skyline from Hoboken, New Jersey. ... The Clock Tower of OKane Hall The College of the Holy Cross, located in Worcester, Mass. ... Union City is a city located in Hudson County, New Jersey. ... Website www. ...

Pro career

In 1956, Heinsohn signed on with the Boston Celtics. He was part of a Celtics squad that won eight NBA titles in nine years, including seven in a row between 1959 and 1965. 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 10,000^th career point. His number 15 was retired by the Celtics in 1966. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... NBA logo, depicting former star Jerry West The National Basketball Association, more popularly known as the NBA, is a reference to the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Bob Cousy (born Robert Cousy, August 9, 1928 in New York City, New York) is a former basketball player, who played guard with the Boston Celtics from 1951 to 1963 and the Cincinnati Royals in the 1969-70 season. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...

Coaching career

After his playing days were over, Heinsohn became the Celtics' head coach. He led the team to a league best 68-14 record during the 1972-1973 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. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

Broadcasting Career

In 1981, the now-retired Heinsohn joined Mike Gorman as color commentator in the Celtics' TV broadcasts; they have since become one of the longest-tenured tandems in sports broadcasting history. For a time in the 1980s, he was in the same capacity during CBS' coverage of the NBA Finals. Occasionally, Bob Cousy makes appearances with the tandem of Gorman and Heinsohn. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mike Gorman is a television play-by-play commentator for the Boston Celtics, currently broadcasting on the Fox Sports New England cable channel. ... A color (or colour) commentator is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. ... Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ... The 1980s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1980 and 1989. ... CBSs first color logo, which debuted in the fall of 1965. ... Bob Cousy (born Robert Cousy, August 9, 1928 in New York City, New York) is a former basketball player, who played guard with the Boston Celtics from 1951 to 1963 and the Cincinnati Royals in the 1969-70 season. ...

In his broadcasting capacity he is well known for his energetic (if the Celtics are winning or playing well) attitude and as a "homer," blatantly rooting for the Celtics, even to the point where he will yell at the officials while on the air for perceived biased officiating or missed calls. He also points out players who display extra hustle and are willing to "give up life and limb" to help the team by giving them "Tommy Points". A football (soccer) player is cautioned by a referee A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. ...

Away from the court, Heinsohn enjoys painting and playing golf; he once headed a life insurance company. The Mona Lisa is perhaps the best-known artistic painting in the Western world. ... Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole Golf is a game where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs. ... It has been suggested that Life assurance be merged into this article or section. ...

Achievements

• 1957 Rookie of the Year
• Six-time NBA All-Star
• 1973 Coach of the Year
• Named to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1986
• Recipient of the 1995 Jack McMahon Award by the National Basketball Coaches Association

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Quotes

• "I love Wal-tuh!" (referring to ex-Celtics forward Walter McCarty)
• "Go home to your mother!" (usually said when a referee makes a call Heinsohn doesn't like)
• "Give him a Tommy Point!"

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External links

• Tommy Heinsohn's Basketball Hall of Fame profile
• Heinsohn's bio at NBA.com
• A story from SportsCentral about Heinsohn
• Tommy Points handed out by Tommy Heinsohn