But that's TV Tommy. To Stevens and those steeped in the history of the Celtics organization, Heinsohn is the gold standard. He is Mr. Celtic.
This week, Tommy Heinsohn entered the Basketball Hall of Fame again, this time as a coach. As a player Heinsohn helped the Celtics to hang eight championship banners in nine seasons. In his nine year stint as Boston’s head coach, he helped to win two more.
Tommy Heinsohn is as closely connected as anyone could be for each of the Boston Celtics 17 championships. Name the role and “Heinsohn” goes on the back of the jersey: player, coach, broadcaster, and/or distributor of Tommy Points.