Tommy Heinsohn: player, coach, broadcaster, Celtics legend

Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty ImagesI have a confession. I love Tommy Heinsohn. It really amuses me when opposing fans complain about Tommy and call him “that old guy on the Celtics broadcast.” They really don’t have a clue that Tommy has forgotten more about the game of basketball than they will ever know. He’s a 10-time champion - eight as a player and two as a coach. He’s in the Hall of Fame as both. Most Celtics fans know about Tommy’s career as a player and as a broadcaster, but I truly believe his true genius was as a coach.

Tommy was coach of the Celtics from 1969 until 1978. He took over the reins upon the retirement of Bill Russell. He had big shoes to fill following Red…