• St. Michael's High School (Union City, NJ) (1948-52)

• Four-year letter winner
  
• All-Catholic League (1951, 1952)
  
• All-State (1951, 1952)
  
• All-America (1952)
  
• Starred in the North-South game in Kentucky (1952)
  

• Holy Cross College (Worcester, MA) (1952-56)
  

• Recruited by more than 40 colleges
  
• Three-year letter winner
  
• All-Conference (1954-56)
  
• All-American (1956)
  
• All-New England (1956)
  
• Honored as Holy Cross' top student-athlete
  
• Graduated as Holy Cross' all-time leading scorer (1,789, 22.1 ppg)
  
• Owned single-season scoring mark (740 points, 27.4 ppg) in 1956
  
• Scored a school-record 51 points against Boston College (March 1, 1956)
  
• Scored 44 points against Yale (Dec.10, 1955)
  
• Made a record 18 straight free throws against Georgetown (Jan. 30, 1956)
  
• Played on Holy Cross teams that compiled a 67-14 record
  
• MVP of the NIT and the Sugar Bowl

• NBA Boston Celtics (1956-65)

• NBA Rookie of the Year (1957)
  
• All-NBA Second Team (1961-64)
  
• Six-time NBA All Star (1957, 1961-65)
  
• Eight NBA championships with Boston Celtics (1957, 1959-65)
  
• Scored 37 points in the seventh game of the 1957 NBA championships against St. Louis to help lead Boston to its first NBA title
  
• Scored 43 points against Los Angeles and New York
  
• Scored his 10,000th NBA point on the same day Bob Cousy retired
  
• Averaged 18.6 ppg in 654 regular season games and 19.8 in 104 playoff games

• NBA Boston Celtics (1969-78)

• Compiled a 427-263 record in nine seasons
  
• Led Boston to the NBA championship (1974, 1976)
  
• NBA Coach of the Year (1973)
  
• Led Boston to five Atlantic Division titles (1972-76)
  
• The 1973 Boston team compiled a league-best 68-14 record

Tom Heinsohn's championship winning percentage is nearly flawless. In nine seasons as a starting forward with the Boston Celtics, Heinsohn won eight NBA titles. The architect of an unorthodox but deadly hook shot scored 1,789 (22.1 ppg) points as a consensus All-America at Holy Cross and 12,194 points (18.6 ppg) with the Celtics. As both a player, and later a coach, Tommy Heinsohn did whatever it took to win. While at Holy Cross, Heinsohn was a three-time All-New England selection and an All-America in 1955 and 1956. He led the Crusaders to the 1954 NIT championship, and a 67-13 record. Drafted in the first round as a territorial pick by the Boston Celtics in 1957, Heinsohn captured Rookie of the Year honors. Despite playing among a veritable "who's who of basketball" in Boston, Heinsohn led the Celtics in scoring from 1960 to 1962, and appeared in six NBA All-Star Games. At 6-foot-7, he grabbed 5,749 rebounds. His competitive zeal was strong in the post-season, as he averaged 19.8 points in 104 playoff games. After his playing career ended, Heinsohn became a successful head coach in Boston for nine seasons (19691978), compiling a 427-263 coaching record (.619 winning percentage). In 1973, Heinsohn guided the Celtics to a 68-14 record, the most single-season victories in Boston's famed history, and was named NBA Coach of the Year. Heinsohn added to his eight NBA titles as a player by leading Boston to the 1974 and 1976 titles as a coach.

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