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{{short description|American basketball player and coach (1934–2020)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Tom Heinsohn
| image = Tom heinsohn press photo 1970.jpg
| width =  
| caption = Heinsohn in 1970
| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|08|26}}
| birth_place = [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|11|09|1934|08|26}}
| death_place = [[Newton, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb = 218
| high_school = [[St. Michael's High School (Union City, New Jersey)|Saint Michael's]]<br />([[Union City, New Jersey]])
| college = [[Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball|Holy Cross]] (1953–1956)
| draft_pick = [[NBA territorial pick|territorial pick]]
| draft_year = 1956
| draft_team = [[Boston Celtics]]
| career_start = 1956
| career_end = 1965
| career_position = [[Power forward]]
| career_number = 15
| coach_start = 1969
| coach_end = 1978
| years1 = {{nbay|1956|start}}–{{nbay|1964|end}}
| team1 = [[Boston Celtics]]
| cyears1 = {{nbay|1969|start}}–{{nbay|1977|end}}
| cteam1 = Boston Celtics
| highlights = '''As player:'''
* 8× [[NBA champion]] ([[1957 NBA Finals|1957]], [[1959 NBA Finals|1959]]–[[1965 NBA Finals|1965]])
* 6× [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1957}}, {{nasg|1961}}–{{nasg|1965}})
* 4× [[All-NBA Second Team]] ({{nbay|1960|end}}–{{nbay|1963|end}})
* [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|NBA Rookie of the Year]] ({{nbay|1956|end}})
* No. 15 [[List of Boston Celtics accomplishments and records#Retired numbers|retired by Boston Celtics]]
* [[1954_National_Invitation_Tournament|NIT Championship]] (1954)
* Consensus first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1956 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1956]])
* Second-team All-American – ''[[Collier's]]'' ([[1955 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1955]])
* Third-team All-American – [[Associated Press|AP]], [[United Press International|UPI]], [[Newspaper Enterprise Association|NEA]] (1955)
* No. 24 [[Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball#Retired jerseys|retired by Holy Cross Crusaders]]
'''As coach:'''
* 2× NBA champion ([[1974 NBA Finals|1974]], [[1976 NBA Finals|1976]])
* [[NBA Coach of the Year Award|NBA Coach of the Year]] ([[1972–73 NBA season|1973]])
* 4× [[NBA All-Star Game head coach]] ([[1972 NBA All-Star Game|1972]]–[[1974 NBA All-Star Game|1974]], [[1976 NBA All-Star Game|1976]])
* [[Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award]] (2009)
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 12,194 (18.6 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 5,749 (8.8 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 1,318 (2.0 apg)
| HOF        = tommy-heinsohn1
| CBBASKHOF_year = 2006
}}
'''Thomas William Heinsohn''' (August 26, 1934 – November 9, 2020) was an American professional [[basketball]] player, coach, and [[Sports commentator|broadcaster]]. He was associated with the [[Boston Celtics]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) for six decades as a player, coach and broadcaster. He played for the Celtics from 1956 to 1965, and also coached the team from 1969 to 1978. He spent over 30 years as the [[color commentator]] for the Celtics' local broadcasts alongside [[Sports commentator#Main/play-by-play commentator|play-by-play commentator]] [[Mike Gorman]]. He is regarded as one of the most iconic Celtics figures in the franchise's history, known during his lifetime for his charisma and loyalty to the team and its traditions. From this, he earned the nickname "Mr. Celtic".

Heinsohn was inducted into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] for his contributions as a player. He was also inducted into the Hall of Fame for his success as a head coach. He also helped form the [[NBA Players Association]]. Heinsohn was the only person to have the distinction of being involved in an official team capacity in each of the Celtics' first 17 championships, as well as each of their first 21 NBA Finals appearances.

==Early life==
Thomas William Heinsohn was born on August 26, 1934, in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]. Heinsohn moved while in elementary school to [[Union City, New Jersey]], where he was a standout at [[St. Michael's High School (Union City, New Jersey)|St. Michael's High School]].<ref>[https://www.nba.com/news/history-nba-legend-tom-heinsohn "Legends profile: Tom Heinsohn"], [[NBA.com]], September 13, 2021. Accessed December 20, 2023. "Born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, just across the river from New York City, Heinsohn attended Saint Paul of the Cross school through the fifth grade. Then his family moved to nearby Union City, New Jersey, and he was introduced to basketball while attending sixth grade at Saint Joseph’s.... As a junior at St. Michael’s High School he was awarded all-county honors."</ref>

==College career==
Heinsohn accepted a scholarship to [[College of the Holy Cross|Holy Cross]] in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]. As a freshman Heinsohn led the team in scoring averaging 17.6 points per game. As a sophomore in 1953-1954, Heinsohn scored 444 points – the most-ever by a Holy Cross first-year varsity player at the time. Heinsohn concluded the year by scoring 45 points in three games during the [[National Invitation Tournament]], earning All-NIT honors as Holy Cross claimed the championship. During the 1954-1955 season, Heinsohn led the Crusaders in scoring and rebounding while earning first team All-America honors. During his final year with the team in 1955-1956 he once again received first team All-America honors for the second time, setting what was then a school single-season scoring record with 740 points. Heinsohn left as [[Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball|the school's]] all-time leading scorer with 1,789 points, an average of 22.1 points per game. During his senior year, Heinsohn scored a school-record 51 points in a game against [[Boston College Eagles men's basketball|Boston College]], and averaged 27.4 points per game and 21.1 rebounds per game for the season.<ref name=snow>{{cite web | last = Snow | first = Taylor | title=Tommy Heinsohn's 65-Year Legacy With Celtics Will Forever Be Unmatched|work=nba.com|url=https://www.nba.com/amp/celtics/news/sidebar/misc-tommy-heinsohn-65-year-legacy-with-celtics-will-forever-be-unmatched| date=2020-11-10}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Thomas W. Heinsohn (1962) - Hall of Fame |url=https://goholycross.com/honors/hall-of-fame/thomas-w-heinsohn/140 |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=Holy Cross Athletics |language=en}}</ref>

==Professional career==
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===Boston Celtics (1956–1965)===
[[File:Tom heinsohn Celt.JPG|thumb|left|170px|Heinsohn during a game against the [[Philadelphia Warriors]], circa 1962]]
In [[1956 NBA draft|1956]], Heinsohn was chosen as the [[Boston Celtics]] [[NBA territorial pick|'regional', or 'territorial', draft pick]]. In his first season, Heinsohn played in the [[1957 NBA All-Star Game|NBA All-Star Game]] and was named the [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|NBA Rookie of the Year]] over teammate [[Bill Russell]]. He finished his rookie season by winning his [[1957 NBA Finals|first championship ring]], scoring 37 points and grabbing 23 rebounds in the double-overtime 7th game of the NBA Finals.<ref name=goldstein>{{citation |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |title=Tom Heinsohn, Champion Celtic as Player and Coach, Is Dead at 86 | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 10, 2020 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/sports/basketball/tom-heinsohn-champion-celtic-as-player-and-coach-is-dead-at-86.html}}</ref>

Standing at 6-7, throughout his career Heinsohn’s two primary moves on offense were a line drive jump shot, which was developed due to the low ceiling at his high school gym. His other shot which separated him from the rest of the league was his the running hook, usually shooting it from corners. His coach Red Auerbach once described him as  “the ideal forward,” “He could do it all: great offensive rebounding, great moves, great shots, including a beautiful soft hook, even great defense when he felt like playing it”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Bob |date=2021-02-09 |title=The Remarkable Life of Tommy Heinsohn |url=https://bostonmanmagazine.com/the-remarkable-life-of-tommy-heinsohn/ |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=BostonMan Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

Heinsohn was part of a Celtics squad that won [[List of NBA players with most championships|eight NBA titles]] in nine years, including seven in a row between [[1959 NBA Finals|1959]] and [[1965 NBA Finals|1965]], leading the team in scoring from 1960 to 1962 averaging 20+ PPG each of those seasons. In NBA history, only teammates Russell and [[Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)|Sam Jones]] won more championship rings during their playing careers, and Heinsohn's streak of going to the NBA Finals each season of his nine-year career is unmatched. Heinsohn was also the first in NBA history to score 1,000 points in the NBA Finals. Heinsohn retired after nine seasons due to a foot injury.<ref name="goldstein" />

During his playing career, Heinsohn was named to six All-Star teams.<ref name=goldstein/> On the day his teammate and fellow Holy Cross Crusader [[Bob Cousy]] retired, Heinsohn scored his 10,000th career point. His number 15 was retired by the Celtics in [[1966–67 NBA season|1966]].

Off the court, Heinsohn played an important leadership role in the [[National Basketball Players Association|NBA Players Association]]. He was the association's second president from 1958-1966, following founding president [[Bob Cousy]], and was instrumental in the league's acceptance of a pension plan for players following a showdown at the All-Star game in [[1964 NBA All-Star Game|1964]], in which the All-Star players, led by Heinsohn, threatened to strike.<ref name=bresnahan>{{citation |last=Bresnahan |first=Mike |title=NBA All-Star ultimatum paid off for players | newspaper=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 16, 2011 |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2011-feb-16-la-sp-all-star-strike-20110217-story.html}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
===Boston Celtics (1969–1978)===
[[file:Tom heinsohn press photo 1975.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Heinsohn as Celtics' head coach in 1975]]
Heinsohn became the Celtics' head coach beginning in the [[1969–70 Boston Celtics season|1969–70 season]], following [[Bill Russell|Bill Russell's]] retirement as both player and coach. Initially, the team missed Russell's impact, and the Celtics struggled in both 1969–70 and [[1970–71 Boston Celtics season|1970–71]], failing to reach the playoffs in both seasons.

The team broke through the [[1971–72 Boston Celtics season|following season]], making the conference finals. Heinsohn then led the team to a league-best 68–14 record during the [[1972–73 NBA season|1972–73 season]] and was named [[NBA Coach of the Year Award|Coach of the Year]], although Boston was upset in the [[1973 NBA playoffs|playoffs]] by the eventual champion [[New York Knicks]]. To date, this is the best regular season record in Celtics history.

The [[1973–74 Boston Celtics season|next season]] Heinsohn and the Celtics [[1974 NBA Finals|won the championship]], and they claimed another title in [[1976 NBA Finals|1976]]. Between 1971–72 and 1975–76 seasons, the Celtics would win at least 50 games a season. The team would take a step back in the [[1976–77 Boston Celtics season|1976–77 season]], finishing 44–38, and was eliminated in the second round of the playoffs.

He was selected as the [[NBA All-Star Game|NBA All Star game]] coach 4 times in 1972-1974 and one more time in 1976.

The Celtics started poorly in the [[1977–78 Boston Celtics season|1977–78 season]], and were 11–23 after a loss to the [[Chicago Bulls]] in late December. Heinsohn would leave the team shortly thereafter, replaced by his former teammate and coaching assistant [[Satch Sanders|Tom "Satch" Sanders]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1977-78 Boston Celtics Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1978.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He accumulated a career coaching record of 427–263. 

On February 14, 2015, it was announced that Heinsohn would be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame for a second time as a coaching inductee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Tommy pointed to Hall again as coach|url = https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4717752/tommy-pointed-to-hall-again-as-coach|website = ESPN|access-date = December 11, 2015|last = Forsberg|first = Chris|date = February 14, 2015}}</ref> He is one of five members of the class of 2015 who were directly elected and is just one of four people to be inducted as both a player and coach.<ref name=":0" />
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==Broadcasting career==
[[File:Tommy 2008 Celtics.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Heinsohn at the 2008 Celtics championship parade]]
Heinsohn's broadcasting career began in [[1966–67 NBA season|1966]], calling [[play-by-play]] for [[WLVI|WKBG]]'s Celtics broadcasts, after being asked by [[Red Auerbach]].<ref>Jason Gay 2016. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/tommy-heinsohn-is-forever-green-1460048551 "Tommy Heinsohn Is Forever Celtic Green,"] ''Wall Street Journal'', April 10, p. D10.</ref> He spent three seasons in this role before becoming coach in [[1969–70 NBA season|1969]]. From [[1990–91 NBA season|1990]] to [[1998–99 NBA season|1999]], Heinsohn was the Celtics' road play-by-play man on [[WFXT]], [[WSBK-TV|WSBK]] and [[WBPX-TV|WABU]]. In [[1981–82 NBA season|1981]], Heinsohn joined [[Mike Gorman]] as [[color commentator]] on [[NBC Sports Boston|PRISM New England]], which held the Celtics' television broadcasts. They became one of the longest-tenured tandems in sports broadcasting history. Occasionally, [[Bob Cousy]] made appearances with the tandem of Heinsohn and Gorman. On Celtics broadcasts, Heinsohn liked to point out players who displayed extra hustle to help the team by giving them "Tommy Points." One player in each game had exceptional play and hustle highlighted for the "Tommy Award” During broadcasts he was known for his sense of humor and indignantly questioning game officials when he felt calls against the Celtics were made in error.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=The Tommy Award |url=https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/the-tommy-award/ |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=NBC Sports Boston |language=en-US}}</ref> He continued to announce Celtics games all the way up till the 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=2020-11-10 |title=Tommy Heinsohn Dies: Longtime NBA Announcer & Basketball Hall Of Famer Was 86 |url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/tommy-heinsohn-dead-boston-celtics-nba-announcer-player-coach-hall-of-fame-1234612548/ |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

For a time in the 1980s, Heinsohn was in the same capacity during [[NBA on CBS|CBS]]'s playoff coverage of the NBA (with [[Dick Stockton]]), calling four Finals from 1984 to 1987, three of which involved the Boston Celtics against the Los Angeles Lakers. Heinsohn also teamed with [[Brent Musburger]], [[Verne Lundquist]],<ref name=Verne>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1989-05-27-8901270403-story.html|title=CELTICS ARE HISTORY -- AND SO IS HEINSOHN|first=JIM SARNI, Staff|last=Writer|website=Sun-Sentinel.com|date=May 27, 1989 }}</ref> and [[James Brown (sportscaster)|James Brown]] during his time with CBS. Heinsohn also called NCAA college basketball during the Men's Tournaments starting with the 1986–87 season, later devoting more time to calling college games for CBS than the pros, being used for regular season as well as tournament games until the 1990 NCAA men's basketball tournament. For NCAA games, Heinsohn was typically paired with Verne Lundquist. After the 1987 NBA season, Heinsohn was moved from the primary color analyst role to 2nd on the network's depth chart, being paired with Brent Musburger for the 1987–88 season, calling solely playoff games.<ref name=Verne /> Heinsohn in the 1988–89 season again only called playoff games, paired with Verne Lundquist.<ref name=Verne /> In his final season, Heinsohn called a regular-season game for CBS as well as early-round 1990 NBA playoff games with James Brown.

In 2016 Heinsohn alongside his broadcasting partner Mike Gorman were inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasting Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Snc • • |date=2016-10-13 |title=Heinsohn & Gorman inducted to Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame |url=https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nba/boston-celtics/heinsohn-gorman-inducted-to-massachusetts-broadcasters-hall-of-fame/360918/ |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=NBC Sports Boston |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Personal life and later career==
Heinsohn was married to Diane Regenhard. Their marriage ended in divorce.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/tom-heinsohn-mainstay-of-boston-celtics-dynasty-as-player-coach-dies-at-86/2020/11/10/36e944e0-2391-11eb-8672-c281c7a2c96e_story.html| title = Tom Heinsohn, mainstay of Boston Celtics dynasty as player and coach, dies at 86 - The Washington Post| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> Tom and Diane Heinsohn had three children: Paul, David, and Donna. He had 5 grandchildren: Danielle, Victoria, Brooke, Adrian, and Christopher. Heinsohn's second wife was Helen Weiss, who died in 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/sports/basketball/tom-heinsohn-champion-celtic-as-player-and-coach-is-dead-at-86.html|title=Tom Heinsohn, Champion Celtic as Player and Coach, Is Dead at 86|first=Richard|last=Goldstein|work=The New York Times |date=November 10, 2020|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>

Away from the court, Heinsohn enjoyed [[painting]] and playing [[golf]]; he once headed a [[life insurance]] company. In 1988, he wrote a memoir titled "Give 'em the Hook",<ref>{{Cite book|title=Give 'em the Hook|first1=Tommy|last1=Heinsohn|first2=Joe|last2=Fitzgerald|date=January 1, 1988|publisher=Prentice Hall Press |isbn=0135357586}}</ref> with writer Joe Fitzgerald.

==Death and tribute ==
Heinsohn died at his home from [[kidney failure]] on November 9, 2020, at the age of 86.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tom Heinsohn, Champion Celtic as Player and Coach, Is Dead at 86 |work=The New York Times |date=November 10, 2020 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/sports/basketball/tom-heinsohn-champion-celtic-as-player-and-coach-is-dead-at-86.html |access-date=10 November 2020|last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard }}</ref>

Following the first Celtics game after Heinsohn’s death The Celtics sported black "Tommy" patches on their jerseys in his honor, The team also lowered eight of the franchise's 17 championship banners to court-level, each of them representing a significant part of Heinsohn's legacy with the Celtics.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-23 |title=Celtics Honor Tommy Heinsohn With Patch On Jersey, Lower Banners At TD Garden - CBS Boston |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/tommy-heinsohn-celtics-banners-jersey-patch-td-garden-bucks-opening-night/ |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The team also held two “''Tommy Heinsohn nights”''  in celebration of his life during the 2021 and 2022 seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boston • • |first=NBC Sports |date=2022-03-29 |title=NBCSB, Celtics to honor Tommy Heinsohn with second annual ‘Tommy Heinsohn Night' |url=https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nba/boston-celtics/nbcsb-celtics-to-honor-tommy-heinsohn-with-second-annual-tommy-heinsohn-night/206510/ |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=NBC Sports Boston |language=en-US}}</ref> The Celtics still give out “Tommy” Awards at the end of every game to the player that represents the best play/hustle.<ref name=":2" />

==Awards and honors==
[[File:Celtics15.png|thumb|right|95px|The number-15 jersey was retired by the [[Boston Celtics]] in 1966.]]
*10-time NBA Champion (eight as a player, two as a head coach)
*1957 Rookie of the Year
*6-time NBA All-Star
*4-time NBA All Star game Coach
*1973 Coach of the Year
*NBA Second Team selection (1961–1964)
*Two-time [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] inductee (as a player in 1986, and as a coach in 2015)<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.hoophall.com/news/2015/2/14/five-direct-elect-members-announced-for-the-class-of-2015-by.html |title=Five Direct-Elect Members Announced for the Class of 2015 by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |publisher=Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |date=February 14, 2015 |access-date=February 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214232044/http://www.hoophall.com/news/2015/2/14/five-direct-elect-members-announced-for-the-class-of-2015-by.html |archive-date=February 14, 2015 }}</ref> 
*Recipient of the 1995 Jack McMahon Award by the National Basketball Coaches Association
*New England Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (2002)<ref name=":1" />
*The [[National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame]] inductee (2006)<ref name=":1" />
*Recipient of the 2009 [[Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award]] by the NBA Coaches Association<ref name=snow/>
*Number 15 [[List of Boston Celtics accomplishments and records#Retired numbers|retired]] by the Boston Celtics.
*Number 24 retired by [[Holy Cross Crusaders|Holy Cross]]
*Holy Cross athletic’s Hall of Fame inductee (1962)<ref name=":1" />

== NBA career statistics ==
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y}}

=== Regular season ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
!Year
!Team
!GP
!MPG
!FG%
!FT%
!RPG
!APG
!PPG
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" |[[1956–57 NBA season|1956–57]]†
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1956–57 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|72
|29.9
|.397
|.790
|9.8
|1.6
|16.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1957–58 NBA season|1957–58]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1957-58 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|69
|32.0
|.382
|.746
|10.2
|1.8
|17.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" |[[1958–59 NBA season|1958–59]]†
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1958-59 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|66
|31.7
|.390
|.798
|9.7
|'''2.5'''
|18.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" |[[1959–60 NBA season|1959–60]]†
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1959-60 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|75
|'''32.3'''
|.423
|.733
|'''10.6'''
|2.3
|21.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" |[[1960–61 NBA season|1960–61]]†
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1960–61 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|74
|30.5
|.400
|.767
|9.9
|1.9
|21.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" |[[1961–62 NBA season|1961–62]]†
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1961–62 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|'''79'''
|30.2
|'''.429'''
|.819
|9.5
|2.1
|'''22.1'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" |[[1962–63 NBA season|1962–63]]†
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1962–63 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|76
|26.4
|.423
|'''.835'''
|7.5
|1.3
|18.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" |[[1963–64 NBA season|1963–64]]†
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1963–64 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|76
|26.8
|.398
|.827
|6.1
|2.4
|16.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" |[[1964–65 NBA season|1964–65]]†
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1964–65 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|67
|25.5
|.383
|.795
|6.0
|2.3
|13.6
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career
|654
|29.4
|.405
|.790
|8.8
|2.0
|18.6
|}

=== Playoffs ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
!Year
!Team
!GP
!MPG
!FG%
!FT%
!RPG
!APG
!PPG
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" |[[1957 NBA playoffs|1957]]†
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1956–57 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|10
|'''37.0'''
|.390
|.710
|'''11.7'''
|2.0
|22.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1958 NBA playoffs|1958]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1957–58 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|11
|31.7
|.351
|.778
|10.8
|1.6
|17.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" |[[1959 NBA playoffs|1959]]†
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1958–59 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|11
|31.6
|.414
|.661
|8.9
|'''2.9'''
|19.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" |[[1960 NBA playoffs|1960]]†
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1959–60 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|13
|32.5
|.419
|.750
|9.7
|2.1
|21.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" |[[1961 NBA playoffs|1961]]†
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1960–61 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|10
|29.1
|.408
|.767
|9.9
|2.0
|19.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" |[[1962 NBA playoffs|1962]]†
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1961–62 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|'''14'''
|31.8
|.399
|.763
|8.2
|2.4
|20.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" |[[1963 NBA playoffs|1963]]†
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1962–63 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|13
|31.8
|'''.456'''
|.765
|8.9
|1.2
|'''24.7'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" |[[1964 NBA playoffs|1964]]†
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1963–64 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|10
|30.8
|.389
|'''.810'''
|8.0
|2.6
|17.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" |[[1965 NBA playoffs|1965]]†
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1964–65 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|12
|23.0
|.365
|.625
|7.0
|1.9
|12.7
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career
|104
|31.0
|.402
|.743
|9.2
|2.1
|19.8
|}

==Coaching record==
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| style="text-align:left;"|[[1969–70 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1969}}
|82||34||48||{{Winning percentage|34|48}}|| style="text-align:center;"|6th in Eastern||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1970–71 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1970}}
|82||44||38||{{Winning percentage|44|38}}|| style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Eastern||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1971–72 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1971}}
|82||56||26||{{Winning percentage|56|26}}|| style="text-align:center;"|4th in Eastern||11||5||6||{{Winning percentage|5|6}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1972 NBA playoffs|Conference finals]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1972–73 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1972}}
|82||68||14||{{Winning percentage|68|14}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||13||7||6||{{Winning percentage|7|6}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1973 NBA playoffs|Conference finals]]
|- ! style="background:#FDE910;"
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1973–74 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1973}}
|82||56||26||{{Winning percentage|56|26}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||18||12||6||{{Winning percentage|12|6}}
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Won [[1974 NBA Finals|NBA Championship]]'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1974–75 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1974}}
|82||60||22||{{Winning percentage|60|22}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||11||6||5||{{Winning percentage|6|5}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1975 NBA Playoffs|Conference finals]]
|- ! style="background:#FDE910;"
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1975–76 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1975}}
|82||54||28||{{Winning percentage|54|28}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||18||12||6||{{Winning percentage|12|6}}
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Won [[1976 NBA Finals|NBA Championship]]'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1976–77 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1976}}
|82||44||38||{{Winning percentage|44|38}}|| style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Atlantic||9||5||4||{{Winning percentage|5|4}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1977 NBA Playoffs|Conference semifinals]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1977–78 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1977}}
|34||11||23||{{Winning percentage|11|23}}|| style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Atlantic||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"|(released)
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"|Career
|690||427||263||{{Winning percentage|427|263}}|| ||80||47||33||{{Winning percentage|47|33}}
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==See also==
* [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 30 or more rebounds in a game]]
* [[List of NBA players with most championships]]

==References==
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