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Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed " the Hick from French Lick " and " Larry Legend ", Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals is a 2010 television documentary film broadcast on HBO.The film chronicles the rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird that began with the 1979 NCAA Basketball Championship Game and lasted throughout their Hall of Fame careers in the NBA.
The pounding Bird took on the basketball court led to back injuries that hastened his retirement in 1992 after 13 NBA seasons. In 1995, Bird was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. Larry Bird net ...
The award was first given following the 1968–69 season. It was renamed to honor Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Bird, who played at Indiana State from 1977 to 1979 and led the Sycamores to the 1979 NCAA Championship game. Bird won every major player of the year award (including the Naismith and Wooden awards) in 1979.
Bird was born to Georgia and Claude Joseph "Joe" Bird in West Baden Springs, Indiana. The family wallowed in poverty for years, inspiring Larry to pursue basketball to change their lives.
Former University of Cincinnati Bearcats and Cincinnati Royals great Oscar Robertson joined fellow Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers Reggie Miller and Larry Bird on the floor at ...
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During his NBA career with the Boston Celtics, Bird won three NBA titles and two Finals MVPS, and became a 12-time All-Star, nine-time 1st Team All-NBAer, and Hall-of-Famer. Indiana basketball ...