On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise fired then-head coach and former champion forward Tommy Heinsohn.
Heinsohn had begun coaching the team after a stint as a broadcaster calling games for local television station WKBG, which he had been doing for 3 seasons after retiring as one of the most decorated players in all of NBA history in 1965, winning 8 titles and a host of other honors. The Holy Cross product was similarly successful as a head coach for the Celtics early on, winning the league’s Coach of the Year honors in 1973 and a pair of titles in 1974 and 1976.
He would also serve as the head coach of the East in All-Star games between 1972 and 1974, and again in 1976.