1988 Starting Lineup Larry Bird - Boston Celtics
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Larry BirdBird in 2004Personal informationBornDecember 7, 1956 (age 62)
West Baden Springs, IndianaNationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)Career informationHigh schoolSprings Valley
(French Lick, Indiana)CollegeIndiana State (1976–1979)NBA draft1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overallSelected by the Boston CelticsPlaying career1979–1992PositionSmall forward / Power forwardNumber33Coa...ching career1997–2000Career historyAs player:1979–1992Boston CelticsAs coach:1997–2000Indiana PacersCareer highlights and awardsAs player:3× NBA champion (1981, 1984, 1986)2× NBA Finals MVP (1984, 1986)3× NBA Most Valuable Player (1984–1986)12× NBA All-Star (1980–1988, 1990–1992)NBA All-Star Game MVP (1982)9× All-NBA First Team (1980–1988)All-NBA Second Team (1990)3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1982–1984)NBA Rookie of the Year (1980)3× NBA 3-Point Shootout champion (1986–1988)2× 50–40–90 club (1987, 1988)AP Athlete of the Year (1986)No. 33 retired by Boston CelticsNBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time TeamNational college player of the year (1979)2× Consensus first-team All-American (1978, 1979)Third-team All-American – NABC, UPI (1977)2× MVC Player of the Year (1978, 1979)No. 33 retired by Indiana StateAs coach:NBA Coach of the Year (1998)NBA All-Star Game head coach (1998)As executive:NBA Executive of the Year (2012)Career NBA statisticsPoints21, 791 (24.3 ppg)Rebounds8, 974 (10.0 rpg)Assists5, 695 (6.3 apg)Stats at Basketball-Reference.comBasketball Hall of Fame as playerCollege Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2006Medals[hide]Men's BasketballRepresenting the United StatesWorld University Games1977 SofiaMen's BasketballOlympic Games1992 BarcelonaMen's BasketballLarry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American professional basketball executive, former coach and former player, most recently serving as president of the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After 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 2017 Eastern Conference playoffs. He has been described as one of the greatest basketball players and greatest shooters of all time.
Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable front courts that included center Robert Parish and power forward Kevin McHale. Bird was a 12-time NBA All-Star and was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) three consecutive times (1984–1986). He played his entire professional career for Boston, winning three NBA championships and two NBA Finals MVP awards.
He was a member of the United States national team ("The Dream Team") that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Bird was voted to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996 and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998 (and was inducted again in 2010 as a member of the "Dream Team").
He served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000. In 2003, he assumed the role of President of Basketball Operations for the Pacers, holding the position until retiring in 2012 After a year away from the position, he announced he would return to the Pacers as president of basketball operations in 2013. In addition to being part of the 50–40–90 club, he is the only person in NBA history to be named Rookie of the Year, Regular Season MVP, Finals MVP, All-Star MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.
West Baden Springs, IndianaNationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)Career informationHigh schoolSprings Valley
(French Lick, Indiana)CollegeIndiana State (1976–1979)NBA draft1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overallSelected by the Boston CelticsPlaying career1979–1992PositionSmall forward / Power forwardNumber33Coa...ching career1997–2000Career historyAs player:1979–1992Boston CelticsAs coach:1997–2000Indiana PacersCareer highlights and awardsAs player:3× NBA champion (1981, 1984, 1986)2× NBA Finals MVP (1984, 1986)3× NBA Most Valuable Player (1984–1986)12× NBA All-Star (1980–1988, 1990–1992)NBA All-Star Game MVP (1982)9× All-NBA First Team (1980–1988)All-NBA Second Team (1990)3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1982–1984)NBA Rookie of the Year (1980)3× NBA 3-Point Shootout champion (1986–1988)2× 50–40–90 club (1987, 1988)AP Athlete of the Year (1986)No. 33 retired by Boston CelticsNBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time TeamNational college player of the year (1979)2× Consensus first-team All-American (1978, 1979)Third-team All-American – NABC, UPI (1977)2× MVC Player of the Year (1978, 1979)No. 33 retired by Indiana StateAs coach:NBA Coach of the Year (1998)NBA All-Star Game head coach (1998)As executive:NBA Executive of the Year (2012)Career NBA statisticsPoints21, 791 (24.3 ppg)Rebounds8, 974 (10.0 rpg)Assists5, 695 (6.3 apg)Stats at Basketball-Reference.comBasketball Hall of Fame as playerCollege Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2006Medals[hide]Men's BasketballRepresenting the United StatesWorld University Games1977 SofiaMen's BasketballOlympic Games1992 BarcelonaMen's BasketballLarry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American professional basketball executive, former coach and former player, most recently serving as president of the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After 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 2017 Eastern Conference playoffs. He has been described as one of the greatest basketball players and greatest shooters of all time.
Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable front courts that included center Robert Parish and power forward Kevin McHale. Bird was a 12-time NBA All-Star and was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) three consecutive times (1984–1986). He played his entire professional career for Boston, winning three NBA championships and two NBA Finals MVP awards.
He was a member of the United States national team ("The Dream Team") that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Bird was voted to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996 and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998 (and was inducted again in 2010 as a member of the "Dream Team").
He served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000. In 2003, he assumed the role of President of Basketball Operations for the Pacers, holding the position until retiring in 2012 After a year away from the position, he announced he would return to the Pacers as president of basketball operations in 2013. In addition to being part of the 50–40–90 club, he is the only person in NBA history to be named Rookie of the Year, Regular Season MVP, Finals MVP, All-Star MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.
