Boston Celtics: Tommy Heinsohn deserves a ‘Tommy Point’

Before the regular season starts, I want to give Tommy Heinsohn his own “Tommy Point” and show him some appreciation for all that he does for his pride and joy that are the Boston Celtics.

Tommy Heinsohn has been with the Boston Celtics organization since he was drafted to the team in 1956, and since then… he has never left. During his rookie season, Tommy played in the All-Star game, was named Rookie of the Year, and won the NBA title. It’s noted that Heinsohn won Rookie of the Year honors over teammate Bill Russell in 1956.

Both on and off the court, Tommy was a leader and engineer of the NBA. He was influential and everyone wanted to be part of anything he was doing. Later on his second…