It was also on this date that Celtics legend Tom "Satch" Sanders was fired and replaced by player-coach Dave Cowens in 1978. Sanders had a rare losing record as a coach at 23-39 over two seasons ...
On this day in Boston Celtics history, champion power forward Thomas Ernest "Satch" Sanders was born in New York City, New York. Satch -- as he was more commonly called -- played his college ball ...
He was a six-time NBA All-Star and won the championship twice as the Celtics head coach. Tom Sanders, a power forward, joined ...
He was a fantastic all-around player, and his name was Tom Sanders — although everyone called him Satch. He played 13 seasons for the Celtics and his highest season average was 12.6 points per game.
A lackluster defensive effort caused the Celtics to come up short. The post Tyrese Maxey torches Celtics’ defense as 76ers ...