Posted on 11/10/2020 1:24:53 PM PST by PallMal
Tom Heinsohn, whose association with the Boston Celtics spanned six decades as a player, coach, and broadcaster, has died, according to multiple people affiliated with the NBA. He was 86.
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Wasn't around when he was a player, just remembered him as coach and broadcaster.
Great player. Tough, rugged, and smart. A winner.
Tommie bled green. RIP
He didn’t live long enough to see President Biden. (/s)
Seriously, RIP, from the time when pro basketball was a good pastime.
He get 10 Tommy points for sticking around this long.
Another COVID death.
Always liked him. I can’t imagine he would have been on board with this woke BS, although one can never tell nowadays.
Heh, “Tommy points”...:)
‘Great player. Tough, rugged, and smart. A winner.’
I remember Heinsohn hitting a 90 foot hook shot at the halftime buzzer...
And the hits of 2020 keep on coming and coming . . .
Been a Celtics fan for some 50 years (since age 10).
Although he had essentially relinquished his broadcasting duties to Brian Scalabrine, I will sorely miss his commentary alongside Mike Gorman.
Loved how he always hassled with the referees and truly did bleed green.
BTW, he was also a wonderful artist and his paintings were fabulous.
A life well lived.
I like Scal, but he aint Tommy. If they ever come back it will be woke. Tommy was 1960s woke if you scored, he loved you.
I was a Knick fan before the kneeling, but I always like the way he played. RIP Tommy, RIP.
Great player. Tough, rugged, and smart. A winner.
+++++
You said it for me. Thanks.
Saw he, Cousy and Russell against West, Baylor, Hot Rod Hundley and Rudy LaRusso at the Sports Arena in 1961. Tommy really knew how to effectively use his bulk to his advantage. My first exposure to the concept that the refs can’t call all of the fouls in a physical game because you would have no game. The refs would become the focus. Kind of like now ie you can’t worry about small scale ballot stuffing because it’s not enough to affect the outcome. Well maybe not singularily hut when it becomes widespread, yes it does affect the outcome.
RIP.
The NBA lost a great gentleman. Prayers to his family.
I loved those Celtic teams. They played the game the way it should be played. Great fundamentals and teamwork. Todays game relies too much on individual athleticism.
I liked him...he had a good sense of humor, was competent and tough...
What’s not to like!
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