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Larry Bird - Wikipedia. Larry Bird. Bird in 2. Personal information. Born(1. 95. 6- 1. December 7, 1. 95. West Baden Springs, Indiana. Nationality. American.

Listed height. 6 ft 9 in (2. Listed weight. 22.

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Career information. High school. Springs Valley(French Lick, Indiana)College. Indiana State (1.

NBA draft. 19. 78 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall. Selected by the Boston Celtics. Playing career. 19. Position. Small forward / Power forward. Number. 33. Coaching career. Career history. As player: 1. Boston Celtics. As coach: 1.

Indiana Pacers. Career highlights and awards. As player: As coach: As executive: Career NBA statistics.

Points. 21,7. 91 (2. Rebounds. 8,9. 74 (1. Assists. 5,6. 95 (6.

Stats at Basketball- Reference. Basketball Hall of Fame as player. College Basketball Hall of Fame. Watch Phantom Online Metacritic there.

Inducted in 2. 00. Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1. American professional basketball executive, former coach and former player, most recently serving as president of the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Since retiring as a player for the Boston Celtics, he was a mainstay in the Indiana Pacers organization, but stepped down from the position of president following the first- round of the 2. Eastern Conference playoffs.

Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1. Watch The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale Putlocker. Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and power forward Kevin Mc. Hale. Bird was a 1. NBA All- Star and was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) three consecutive times (1. He played his entire professional career for Boston, winning three NBA championships and two NBA Finals MVP awards. He was a member of the 1.

United States men's Olympic basketball team ("The Dream Team") that won the gold medal at the 1. Summer Olympics. Bird was voted to the NBA's 5. Anniversary All- Time Team[1] in 1.

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame[2] in 1. Dream Team"). He served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1. In 2. 00. 3, he assumed the role of President of Basketball Operations for the Pacers, holding the position until retiring in 2. After a year away from the position, he announced he would return to the Pacers as president of basketball operations in 2. In addition to being part of the 5. NBA history to be named Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.[5]Early life[edit]Bird was born in West Baden Springs, Indiana, to Georgia (née Kerns) and Claude Joseph "Joe" Bird, a veteran of the Korean War.[6] He was raised in nearby French Lick, where his mother worked two jobs to support Larry and his five siblings.[7] Bird has said that being poor as a child still motivates him "to this day".[8] Georgia and Joe divorced when Larry was in high school, and Joe committed suicide about a year later.[9] Larry used basketball as an escape from his family troubles, starring for Springs Valley High School and averaging 3. College career[edit]Bird received a scholarship to play college basketball for the Indiana University.

Hoosiers in 1. 97. After less than a month on campus he dropped out of school, finding the adjustment between his small hometown and the large student population of Bloomington to be overwhelming.[6] He returned to French Lick, enrolling at Northwood Institute (now Northwood University) in nearby West Baden, and working municipal jobs for a year before enrolling at Indiana State University in Terre Haute in 1. He had a successful three- year career with the Sycamores, helping them reach the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history and leading them to the 1. Michigan State.[1. Indiana State would lose the game 7. Bird scoring 1. 9 points but making only 7 of 2. The game achieved the highest ever television rating for a college basketball game, in large part because of the match- up between Bird and Spartans' point guard.

Earvin "Magic" Johnson,[7] a rivalry that lasted throughout their professional careers. Despite failing to win the championship, Bird earned numerous year- end awards and honors for his outstanding play, including the Naismith College Player of the Year Award.[1. For his college career, he averaged 3. Sycamores to an 8. Bird also appeared in one game for the baseball team, going 1- for- 2 with 2 RBI.[1. College statistics[edit]Cited from Basketball Reference.[1. Year. Team. GPGSMPGFG%3.

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Professional career[edit]Joining the Celtics (1. Bird was selected by the Boston Celtics with the sixth overall pick in the 1. NBA draft.[1. 7] He did not sign with the Celtics immediately; instead, he played out his final season at Indiana State and led the Sycamores to the NCAA title game. Red Auerbach publicly stated that he would not pay Bird more than any Celtic on the current roster, but Bird's agent bluntly told Red that Bird would reject any sub- market offers and simply enter the 1. NBA Draft instead, where Boston's rights would expire the second the draft began and Bird would have been the likely top pick.

After protracted negotiations, Bird inked a five- year, $3. Shortly afterwards, NBA draft eligibility rules were changed to prevent teams from drafting players before they were ready to sign, a rule known as the Bird Collegiate Rule.[1. Early success (1. Bird recorded 1. 4 points, 1.

NBA debut against the Houston Rockets on October 1. Bird immediately transformed the Celtics into a title contender, helping them improve their win total by 3. Eastern Conference.[2.

With averages of 2. Watch How To Build A Better Boy Online Forbes here. All- Star Team and named Rookie of the Year.[1. In the Conference Finals, Boston was eliminated by the Philadelphia 7. Before the 1. 98. Celtics selected forward Kevin Mc. Hale in the draft and acquired center Robert Parish from the Golden State Warriors,[2.

Hall of Fame trio for years to come. Behind Bird's leadership and Boston's upgraded roster, the Celtics again advanced to the Conference Finals for a rematch with the 7.

Boston fell behind 3–1 to start the series but won the next three games to advance to the Finals against the Houston Rockets,[2. Bird his first championship.[2. He averaged 2. 1. Finals but lost out on the Finals MVP Award to teammate Cedric Maxwell.[1.

At the 1. 98. 2 All- Star Game, Bird scored 1. All- Star Game MVP Award.[2. At the conclusion of the season, he earned his first All- Defensive Team selection.[1.