- [NEW YORK TIMES Obituary] Tom Heinsohn, Champion Celtic as Player and Coach, Is Dead at 86 His blood always ran green: eight titles with Boston as a Hall of Fame forward and two as head coach followed by a four-decade career as a die-hard Celtics broadcaster. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/sports/basketball/tom-heinsohn-champion-celtic-as-player-and-coach-is-dead-at-86.html 3 comments nba