Boston Celtics Top 25 Moments In Franchise History

By Bill Speros | Mar 24, 2016

BOSTON - 1996: Red Auerbach, former head coach and General Manager of the Boston Celtics poses for a portrait in front of Celtics championship banners in Boston Massachesetts in 1996. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1996 NBAE (Photo by Greg Foster/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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UNITED STATES – JUNE 02: Basketball: finals, Boston Celtics coach Tommy Heinsohn with team during game vs Phoenix Suns, Phoenix, AZ 6/2/1976 (Photo by Hank Delespinasse/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (SetNumber: X20575) /

10. The Tommy Award

Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Tommy Heinsohn was Boston’s territorial NBA pick out of Holy Cross in 1956. He has been associated with the team as a player, coach or broadcaster nearly every year since.

Playing alongside the likes of Bill Russell, Sam Jones and fellow Holy Cross alumni Bob Cousy, Heinsohn celebrated eight titles in nine seasons, and averaged just under 20 points per game in the playoffs throughout his career. He coached the Celtics to titles in 1974 and ’76.

He’s been yelling at the refs as a Celtics TV broadcast analyst both on site and in studio since 1981.

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