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Heinsohn Gives ‘Em the Hook
In 1991, Tommy Heinsohn published Give ‘Em the Hook, a memoir of his Celtics career up to that point. Heinsohn, known for a killer hook shot, gave the hook to Jack Twyman of the Cincinnati Royals duri ...
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Heinsohn Jumps to a Career High
During a game in the early 1960s, Tommy Heinsohn reached for a jump ball over Dolph Schayes of the Syracuse Nationals. On Christmas Day 1961, Heinsohn scored a career-high 45 points against the Nation ...
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Heinsohn Makes His Mark
Tommy Heinsohn played in 758 regular season and playoff games across nine seasons for the Celtics. Although a foot injury limited his playing career, Heinsohn’s performance during that time landed him ...
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Heinsohn Seeing Red Again
Celtics legends Tommy Heinsohn and Red Auerbach built a rich history together. Auerbach coached Heinsohn for his entire playing career, all nine seasons with Boston. In 1969, Auerbach, who had moved o ...
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Heinsohn Set All Kinds of Records
After a Hall-of-Fame playing career in Boston, Tommy Heinsohn coached the Celtics from the 1969-70 season through the 1977-78 season. The Celtics defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in the seven-game 1974 NB ...
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Heinsohn Shows His Colors
Tommy Heinsohn’s sense of 1970s fashion was on full display throughout his Celtics coaching career. Shortly after Heinsohn’s death in 2020, the franchise altered their gameday gear to honor the Celtic ...
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Heinsohn: Coach of the Year
Tommy Heinsohn won over countless players during his tenure as Celtics head coach. Across nine seasons of coaching in the NBA – all with the Celtics – Heinsohn won 427 games, two NBA World Championshi ...
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K.C. the Coach
When his playing days with the Celtics ended, K.C. Jones went into coaching. After spending some time as an assistant coach and in the ABA, Jones was tasked with taking the talented Washington Bullets ...
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Legends Sign Up for the Celtics
Some Celtics greats of the 1950s and 1960s signed this classic black and green hat. Signatures include Hall-of-Famers Bob Cousy, Frank Ramsey, Satch Sanders and Tommy Heinsohn. Anyone who wears this h ...
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Mr. Celtic as a Coach
Tommy Heinsohn was just the fourth person elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach. Heinsohn’s experience as a player helped him as Celtics head coach from ...