Tom Heinsohn

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basketball coach basketball player human sports commentator

Tom Heinsohn was a Hall of Fame player and coach for the Boston Celtics who later became a longtime, beloved television commentator for the team.

Aliases (2)

Thomas William Heinsohn ×1
Tommy Heinsohn ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	basketball coach → basketball player → human → sports commentator →
allStarAppearances	6 →
almaMater	College of the Holy Cross →
careerEnd	1965 →
careerStart	1956 →
coachedTeam	Boston Celtics →
coachingEnd	1978 →
coachingLeague	National Basketball Association →
coachingStart	1969 →
collegeAttended	College of the Holy Cross →
collegeTeam	Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1934-08-26 →
dateOfDeath	2020-11-09 →
draftedBy	Boston Celtics →
draftLeague	NBA →
draftRound	territorial pick →
draftYear	1956 →
employer	Boston Celtics → NBC Sports Boston →
familyName	Heinsohn →
fullName	Thomas William Heinsohn →
givenName	Thomas →
hallOfFameInduction	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach → Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player →
hallOfFameInductionYear	1986 → 2015 →
height	6 ft 7 in →
jerseyNumber	15 →
knownFor	Boston Celtics television broadcasts → enthusiastic and partisan commentary →
leaguePlayedIn	National Basketball Association →
nbaChampionshipsWonAsCoach	2 →
nbaChampionshipsWonAsPlayer	8 →
nbaCoachOfTheYearAward	1973 →
nickname	Tommy Heinsohn →
occupation	television color commentator →
placeOfBirth	Jersey City, New Jersey, United States →
placeOfDeath	Newton, Massachusetts, United States →
playedPosition	power forward → small forward →
professionalTeam	Boston Celtics →
residence	Massachusetts, United States →
rookieOfTheYearAward	1957 →
sport	basketball →
teamJerseyRetiredBy	Boston Celtics →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1976 NBA Finals →	CelticsCoach
Tom Heinsohn ("Thomas William Heinsohn") →	fullName
Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball →	hallOfFamerAlumnus
Heinsohn →	hasNotableBearer
Tom Heinsohn ("Tommy Heinsohn") →	nickname
Boston Celtics →	notableCoach
Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball →	notablePlayer
Jim Loscutoff →	notableTeammate
Jim Loscutoff →	playedWith
Boston Celtics →	retiredNumberHonoree