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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 " and " Larry Legend ", Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
Aug 18, 1992 · BOSTON -- Larry Bird, saying he's had enough pain and enough basketball, Tuesday announced his retirement because of a back injury after 13 years with the Boston Celtics.
On August 8, 1992 Larry Bird would announce his retirement from basketball. Always a man of his word, Bird promised to fulfill the remainder of his contract in the team front office.
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The improbable superstar of professional basketball, a country boy bred on biscuits and gravy who worked as a garbage truck driver at 18 and who grew into a soft-spoken beast on the court, retired 30 years ago. Bird choked back tears at the news conference in Boston. The rest of the world did not. Fans mourned as Bird's 13-year career came to an en...
The goal hung on a dilapidated barn on a dirt driveway. It was a rusty rim on a wooden backboard. This was Bird's childhood basketball goal in French Lick. An ironic beginning for a kid who went on to be great in the flashy, glitzy world of the NBA. "My understanding as a kid was that great players only came from the city," said Rob Hammer, who pub...
Georgia Bird saw her son was in pain. She told him, "Larry, it's time." Time to retire. Bird told his mother he couldn't. "Oh mom. I need the money," Bird would say. It was a joke to deflect the real issue, the injury that meant Bird might have to say goodbye to basketball. Georgia Bird talked to the Indianapolis Star hours after her son announced ...
Of course, Bird has been remembered for that and much more. "He could do it all. He was a phenomenal shooter, he was a phenomenal passer, he was a phenomenal teammate that lifted others up and made them better," Benner said. "And he had a confidence and belief in himself that was, I hate the word extraordinary, but it was extraordinary. He believed...
Back in Barcelona on a subway ride in 1992 to Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona where the USA's basketball Dream Team was playing its games, Benner noticed a young boy from Spain looking at his press credentials. The boy saw the word "Indianapolis" in the Indianapolis Star. "Indianapolis?" the boy said to Benner. "Indiana? Larry Bird?" When Benner said...
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Sep 13, 2021 · On Aug. 18, 1992 he announced his retirement as a player. After 897 games Bird retired with 21,791 points (24.3 ppg), 8,974 rebounds (10.0 rpg) and 5,695 assists (6.3 apg).
Aug 19, 1992 · Larry Bird, the no-jumping country bumpkin who led the Boston Celtics to three NBA titles and helped propel the league to unprecedented heights of popularity, announced his retirement...
Nov 16, 2009 · On August 18, 1992, celebrated Boston Celtics forward Larry Bird retires. Bird was a high school basketball star in his native Indiana. After graduation, he received a scholarship to play...
