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Adolph Rupp Trophy winners. And it went down to the last shot of the game. Nicknamed "The Hick from French Lick," Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Bird was named MVP of the —84 season with averages of Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.

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Lost in NBA Finals. Not since Bill Russell squared off against Wilt Chamberlain had professional basketball enjoyed such a marquee matchup. Larry Bird, who called himself "a hick from French Lick," is anything but.

Larry Bird- ESPN Sports Century Documentary

Retrieved December 31, Retrieved December 23, Links to related articles. Their friendship blossomed when the two players worked together to film the Converse commercial, which depicted nird as archenemies. Then Bird, who had a record on the bench, stepped down as coach and moved with his second wife, Dinah, and their two adopted children back to Naples, Fla. Adolph Rupp Trophy winners.

Retrieved April 13, But the year-old found the adjustment from a town of 2, to a campus of 33, confusing. Laarry was held to 19 points, making only 7-of shots. In the commercial, Bird is practicing alone on a rural basketball court in reality the court was one Bird had had made on the property in French Lick that he had purchased for his motherwhen Johnson pulls up in a sleek limousine and challenges sepn to a one-on-one match.

On Karry 12 of the —85 seasonBird scored a career-high and franchise record 60 points in a game against the Atlanta Hawks. He took the Celtics to three championships in the eighties and brought the fans back to Boston Garden. In the fifth game of the Eastern Conference finals, the Detroit Pistons held a one-point and were five seconds from taking a lead.

With Larry Legend scoring 20 in the last quarter -- he hit 9-of shots -- the Celtics won, The Spprtscentury employed Bird as a special assistant in the team's front office from until Archived from the original on March 8, New York Yankees Naismith Men's College Player of the Year.

United States squad — Tournament of the Americas — Gold medal. Bird had an average of Boston Celtics —84 NBA champions. The Celtics ended up losing to the Lakers in six games, with Bird averaging After losing esp two series, they finally won the East in The first regular season game between the Celtics and the Lakers in the —88 season proved to be a classic with Magic Johnson banking in an off balance shot from near the three-point line at the buzzer for a — Lakers win at Boston Garden.

A s Converse commercial for its "Weapon" line of basketball shoes endorsed by both Bird and Johnson reflected the perceived dichotomy between the two players. Archived from the original on May 19, In Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Atlanta HawksBird shot 9 of 10 from the floor in the fourth quarter, scoring 20 points in that quarter and lifting the Celtics to a series-clinching victory over Atlanta.

Though he had another year of eligibility left, Celtics general manager Red Auerbach shrewdly selected him with the sixth pick of the draft.

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Averaging a career-high Bird's —89 season season ended after six games when he had bone spurs surgically removed from both of his heels. Retrieved June 26, Though Wilkins outscored Sportecenturyit was Bird who came out the winner.

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