Today, Tommy Heinsohn is known as the most unabashed Boston Celtics homer on TV. It should come as no surprise then that Heinsohn has bled Celtics green for over four decades. Here's his profile:

Tom Heinsohn was born on August 26, 1934 in Jersey City, New Jersey. He starred at St. Michael's High School in Union City, NJ, then took his talents to Holy Cross, where he became the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,789 points (average of 22.1 PPG, including a school record 51 points against Boston College). The Boston Celtics forfeited their first round pick to draft Heinsohn as a "territorial pick" in 1956.

Heinsohn went on to capture Rookie of the Year that season. averaging 16.2 PPG and 9.8 RPG, and played in the All-Star Game. Heinsohn posted solid stats almost every year; he averaged about 16 PPG and 9.5 RPG in six of his nine seasons, with his best stats year coming in 1959-60 with averages of 21.7 PPG and 10.6 RPG. He played in the All-Star Game six times (1957, 1961-65), and won eight championships during his career.

After retiring as a player in 1965, Heinsohn refused to take over for Red Auerbach, saying he couldn't handle Bill Russell. He even made the suggestion that Russell become the coach, which did happen, making Russell the first African-American coach in modern pro sports. Heinsohn eventually succeeded Russell as coach in 1969 and, after a rough start, the team won five division titles, made five conference finals, and won two NBA titles. Heinsohn was named Coach of the Year in 1972-73, leading Boston to 68 wins (which remain a Celtics record) before stepping down in 1978. Today, Heinsohn is a broadcaster for Celtics home games. But his legacy is secure; he is the only person to have been associated with the Celtics for all 17 of their NBA titles. That makes him bleed green until the bitter end!

Season-by-Season Stats Review: Note that steals and blocks were not kept until 1973-74, 3 point percentage until 1979-80 and games started until 1981-82.

1956-57: 72 GP, 16.2 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 1.6 APG, 39.7 FG%, 79.0 FT%
1957-58: 69 GP, 17.8 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 1.8 APG, 38.2 FG%, 74.6 FT%
1958-59: 66 GP, 18.8 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 2.5 APG, 39.0 FG%, 79.8 FT%
1959-60: 75 GP, 21.7 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 2.3 APG, 42.3 FG%, 73.3 FT%
1960-61: 74 GP, 21.3 PPG, 9.9 RPG, 1.9 APG, 40.0 FG%, 76.7 FT%
1961-62: 79 GP, 22.1 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 2.1 APG, 42.9 FG%, 81.9 FT%
1962-63: 76 GP, 18.9 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 1.3 APG, 42.3 FG%, 83.5 FT%
1963-64: 76 GP, 16.5 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.4 APG, 39.8 FG%, 82.7 FT%
1964-65: 67 GP, 13.6 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 2.3 APG, 38.3 FG%, 79.5 FT%