Larry Bird

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Born
1956 (69 years old)
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West Baden Springs, Indiana

Position
Small Forward

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White

Team Number
33

Height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)

Weight
220 lb (100 kg)

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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", Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

Drafted into the NBA by the Boston Celtics with the sixth overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft, Bird started at small forward and power forward for the Celtics for 13 seasons. Bird was a 12-time NBA All-Star and received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award three consecutive times (1984–1986). He played his entire professional career for Boston, winning three NBA championships and two NBA Finals MVP awards. Bird was also a member of the gold-medal-winning 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team known as "The Dream Team". He was voted to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame again in 2010 as a member of "The Dream Team". He was rated the greatest NBA small forward of all time by Fox Sports in 2016. Bird was also ranked as the greatest Boston Celtics player of all time by MSN Sports in 2018.

After retiring as a player, Bird served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000. He was named NBA Coach of the Year for the 1997–1998 season and later led the Pacers to a berth in the 2000 NBA Finals. In 2003, Bird was named president of basketball operations for the Pacers, holding the position until retiring in 2012. He was named NBA Executive of the Year for the 2012 season. Bird returned to the Pacers as president of basketball operations in 2013 and remained in that role until 2017.

As of 2020, Bird is the only person in NBA history to be named Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, NBA Finals MVP, All-Star MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.

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NBA 75th Anniversary Team	_Retired Basketball	2021
Basketball Hall of Fame	_Retired Basketball	1998
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year	_Retired Basketball	1992
Olympics Gold	_Retired Basketball	1992
NBA All Star	_Retired Basketball	1992
NBA All Star	_Retired Basketball	1991
NBA All Star	_Retired Basketball	1990
All NBA First Team	_Retired Basketball	1988
NBA Three-Point Contest	_Retired Basketball	1988
NBA All Star	_Retired Basketball	1988
All NBA First Team	_Retired Basketball	1987
NBA Three-Point Contest	_Retired Basketball	1987
NBA All Star	_Retired Basketball	1987
All NBA First Team	_Retired Basketball	1986
Associated Press Athlete of the Year	_Retired Basketball	1986
NBA Three-Point Contest	_Retired Basketball	1986
NBA All Star	_Retired Basketball	1986
NBA MVP	_Retired Basketball	1986
NBA Finals MVP	_Retired Basketball	1986
NBA	_Retired Basketball	1986
All NBA First Team	_Retired Basketball	1985
NBA All Star	_Retired Basketball	1985
NBA MVP	_Retired Basketball	1985
All NBA First Team	_Retired Basketball	1984
NBA All Star	_Retired Basketball	1984
NBA MVP	_Retired Basketball	1984
NBA Finals MVP	_Retired Basketball	1984
NBA	_Retired Basketball	1984
All NBA First Team	_Retired Basketball	1983
NBA All Star	_Retired Basketball	1983
All NBA First Team	_Retired Basketball	1982
NBA All Star MVP	_Retired Basketball	1982
NBA All Star	_Retired Basketball	1982
All NBA First Team	_Retired Basketball	1981
NBA All Star	_Retired Basketball	1981
NBA	_Retired Basketball	1981
All NBA First Team	_Retired Basketball	1980
NBA Rookie of the year	_Retired Basketball	1980
NBA All Star	_Retired Basketball	1980