Tom Heinsohn
10.15.2006 - Updated on 08.3.2006
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Tom Heinsohn
Date of Birth:26 August 1934
Born At:Jersey City, NJ USA
Height: 6’7"
NBA Experience : 9 seasons
Career accomplishments
NBA Rookie of the Year (1957)
All-NBA Second Team (1961-64)
Six-time NBA All Star (1957, 1961-65)
Eight NBA championships with Boston Celtics (1957, 1959-65)
Scored 37 points in the seventh game of the 1957 NBA championships against St. Louis to help lead Boston to its first NBA title
Scored 43 points against Los Angeles and New York
Scored his 10,000th NBA point on the same day Bob Cousy retired
Averaged 18.6 ppg in 654 regular season games and 19.8 in 104 playoff games Tom Heinsohn biography
Tom Heinsohn’s championship winning percentage is nearly flawless. In nine seasons as a starting forward with the Boston Celtics, Heinsohn won eight NBA titles. The architect of an unorthodox but deadly hook shot scored 1,789 (22.1 ppg) points as a consensus All-America at Holy Cross and 12,194 points (18.6 ppg) with the Celtics. As both a player, and later a coach, Tommy Heinsohn did whatever it took to win. While at Holy Cross, Heinsohn was a three-time All-New England selection and an All-America in 1955 and 1956. He led the Crusaders to the 1954 NIT championship, and a 67-13 record. Drafted in the first round as a territorial pick by the Boston Celtics in 1957, Heinsohn captured Rookie of the Year honors. Despite playing among a veritable "who’s who of basketball" in Boston, Heinsohn led the Celtics in scoring from 1960 to 1962, and appeared in six NBA All-Star Games. At 6-foot-7, he grabbed 5,749 rebounds. His competitive zeal was strong in the post-season, as he averaged 19.8 points in 104 playoff games. After his playing career ended, Heinsohn became a successful head coach in Boston for nine seasons (19691978), compiling a 427-263 coaching record (.619 winning percentage). In 1973, Heinsohn guided the Celtics to a 68-14 record, the most single-season victories in Boston’s famed history, and was named NBA Coach of the Year. Heinsohn added to his eight NBA titles as a player by leading Boston to the 1974 and 1976 titles as a coach.
