About Satch Sanders
Thomas Ernest "Satch" Sanders is an American former professional basketball player and coach who played as a power forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons with the Boston Celtics. Sanders won eight NBA championships and is tied for third for the most NBA championships. He is also one of three NBA players with an unsurpassed 8–0 record in NBA Finals series. After his playing retirement, he served as a head coach for the Harvard Crimson men's basketball team and the Boston Celtics. Sanders was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2011. In NBA history, only teammates Bill Russell and Sam Jones have won more championship rings during their playing careers (three other teammates, John Havlicek, Tom Heinsohn and K. Jones, also won eight championship rings).
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