Today in Boston Celtics history: Tommy Heinsohn, Ed Macauley, Marvin Kratter pass; Pruitt, Lucas debut
Rest in Peace, Tommy – you are missed.
On this day in Boston Celtics history, Tommy Heinsohn, a Hall of Fame player, coach, and broadcaster, passed away in 2020 after battling an illness. Heinsohn played a crucial role in all 17 of the Celtics' NBA titles, winning eight championships with the team between 1956 and 1965. He was a six-time All-Star and four-time All-NBA selection, earning four other All-Star honors, and he won two more championships as a coach in 1974 and 1976.
Heinsohn also received Coach of the Year honors in 1973, making him the only person ever inducted into the Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach.
Another notable figure who passed away on this day was former Celtics owner Marvin Kratter in 1999. Kratter was a real estate developer who owned the Celtics from 1956 to 1968 before selling the team to P. Ballantine and Sons Brewing Company. Additionally, Celtics legend Ed Macauley left us nine years earlier in 2011. Macauley, who was selected by Boston in the St. Louis Bombers dispersal draft in 1950, had a Hall of Fame career. He won the title with the Hawks in 1958 and was known as "Easy Ed" Macauley.
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