The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball ...
A while before their names became synonymous with NBA greatness, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson shared a court in relative obscurity. The year was 1978. Both were just college kids — rising talents but ...
No matter how much he liked working as a garbage man, Bird knows that nothing compares to the joy of playing competitive ...
Here’s a look at the life of NBA Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird. Personal Birth date: December 7, 1956 Birth place: West Baden, Indiana Birth name: Larry Joe Bird Father: Joe Bird Mother: Georgia ...
Today in Boston Celtics history, Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird retired from the game as a player in 1992. Sidelined by persistent back problems, the “Hick from French Lick” (as he was called for a ...
Richardson was a three-time All-Big Sky Conference player at Montana before being selected No. 4 in the 1978 NBA Draft, two slots ahead of Larry Bird. He was a four-time All-Star who led the league in ...