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Celtics icon and legend Tom Heinsohn dies at 86

Tom Heinsohn, the legendary Boston Celtics player, coach, and commentator, has died at 86.

Heinsohn wasn’t just a Celtics legend, he was an icon who played a part in every single one of the team’s 17 NBA titles. He was an enthusiastic, irrepressible, passionate basketball lifer who was inducted into the Hall of Fame both as a player and a coach, something only three other people have ever accomplished.

Heinsohn, a New Jersey native, graduated from Holy Cross in 1956 as the all-time leading scorer. He began his Celtics career later that year, racking up eight titles in just nine years during the team’s golden age.