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My Take
Tom Heinsohn commands my full respect. Six decades with the Boston Celtics as player, coach, and broadcaster is a kind of loyalty the modern game rarely produces. From 1957 Rookie of the Year to 1973 Coach of the Year and on to the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, he excelled in every role the sport offered him. A Jersey City kid out of Holy Cross who gave his whole life to one shade of green, Heinsohn embodies devotion. I have a soft spot for people who pour everything into the thing they love, and his single-minded commitment is, to my mind, the highest form of cool.
Overview
Thomas William Heinsohn (August 26, 1934 – November 9, 2020) was an American professional basketball player, coach, and broadcaster. He was 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tom Heinsohn
- Name (Japanese)
- トム・ヘインソーン
- Reading
- とむ・へいんそーん
- Born
- August 26, 1934 – November 9, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dog
- Origin
- Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 201 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / basketball coach / coach / sports commentator / athlete
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- College of the Holy Cross
Awards & achievements
- 1957 NBA Rookie of the Year Award
- 1973 NBA Coach of the Year Award
- 2009 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.