The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.
And for today's article, we will continue with the sixth of six people to wear the No. 15 jersey, Hall of Fame Boston forward Tommy Heinsohn, the last to wear the number before it was retired. After ending his college career at Holy Cross, Heinsohn was picked up with the sixth overall selection of the 1956 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics.
His stay with the team would span his entire, nine-season career with Boston before retiring from the sport as a player after eight titles and countless accolades.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Heinsohn wore only jersey No. 15 and put up 18.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 15 - Tommy Heinsohn (1956-65)
