Larry Bird
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Larry Joe Bird is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association. Nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick" and "Larry Legend", Bird is wide
Bird in 2004
Bird warming up for Indiana State c. 1976–77
Bird recorded 14 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists in his NBA debut against the Houston Rockets on October 12, 1979.
Bird in a game against the Washington Bullets
Boston Celtics
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The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conferen
Larry Bird
…attend a local college. The next year, he attended Indiana State University, ultimately playing three years for the Sycamores. Bird was selected by the Boston Celtics as the sixth overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft after his second year at Indiana State, but he elected to stay in college for the 1978–79 season. He…
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