Only man in Boston to have his nickname retired by his team
I think it’s safe to say that Jim Loscutoff was not exactly what you’d call a finesse player.
When your nickname is “Jungle Jim,” that sort of provides a clue.
“But he was a lot better basketball player than people attribute to him,” says Tom Heinsohn, who was not only a Loscutoff teammate for eight seasons but also his roommate. “People think of him as just a ‘go in there and hurt that guy’ player, but before he got injured [a serious back problem], he was a terrific rebounder and a perfect adjunct to what was going on