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Larry Joe Bird

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Larry Joe Bird 1956-, American basketball player, b. West Baden, Ind. Considered one of the greatest all-around players in basketball history, the 6-ft 9-in. Bird played for Indiana State Univ. (1975-79). Joining the Boston Celtics, he was named the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Rookie of the Year in 1980, led the team to championships in 1981, 1984, and 1986, and was the league's most valuable player three times (1984-86). He retired in 1992. From 1997 to 2000 he was the coach of the Indiana Pacers, winning the NBA Coach of the Year award in his first season; he became the Pacers'... Read more

Larry (Joe) Bird

(born Dec. 7, 1956, West Baden, Ind., U.S.) U.S. basketball player. Bird spent most of his collegiate career at Indiana State University, before being drafted by the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Playing forward and standing 6 ft 9 in. (2.06 m) tall, he was a great ...

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basketball game played generally indoors by two opposing teams of five players each. Basketball was conceived in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith , a physical education instructor at the YMCA college in Springfield, Mass., as a way to condition outdoor athletes during the winter months. His original ...

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	TRANSITION GAME; From Kevin McHale to Larry Bird and Joe Dumars, former NBA stars are going into the front office and coaching - channeling their competitive energy and smashing the stereotype that great players don't make great coaches or executives.(SPECIAL) ; ...anymore, but Kevin Garnett can. Joe Dumars isn't the guy who shuts...when Tayshaun Prince does. Larry Bird isn't the guy who launches...It's winning, once removed. Larry may look different, because...at Target Center, we've got Bird with the Pacers, Dumars in...the roles played by McHale, ... Read more
	LARRY BIRD SUIT FILED FORMER HOUSE IN NAME DISPUTE ; ...last year from the Larry Joe Bird Revocable Living...to use the name of Larry Bird in association with...complaint states. "Larry Bird, not the Larry Joe Bird Revocable Trust...publicity in the Larry Bird name, so Larry... Read more
	How is he adjusting to life after basketball? Here Larry Bird talks about pain, fatherhood, Boston's fans and being a Celtic forever in . . . A LOOK INSIDE THE LEGEND ; ...still dream about basketball," says Larry Bird, now exactly 180 days into his (forced...again.' " Since basketball defined Larry Bird to the world at large -- and even to...alter ego. Without his basketball self, Larry Joe Bird would be just another anonymous ... Read more
	Bird Soars to Heights as Coach.(Indiana Pacers' coach Larry Bird)(Brief Article) ; ...Bird have great resources of patience. Larry has been in so many crucial situations...NBA coach Red Auerbach, who drafted Bird out of Indiana State when he was the...t show any signs of being nervous. Larry tells the players, `Look, if you've...you don't take it.... He's very good. Larry ... Read more
	Life, laughs with Larry Bird's off-court wit was as true as his game-day grit ; All Larry'd out? Nah. C...Consider the history. Larry wasn't exactly...and the rookie Larry Bird is now back at...then-Kentucky coach Joe B. Hall, who was...a question for Bird. "Larry," he says, "will...I'm on it," says Larry Bird, as he turns and... Read more
	SLO-BIRD STUDIOS SEEKS NEW MARKETS IN "POST JOE'S" ERA ; ...limited edition anniversary shirt for Joe's every year since. "It has been a good...and I'm still very close with Eskimo Joe's," Staubus said. "I'm their graphics...consecutive monthly newsletter-calendars for Joe's, and that relationship will continue...Journal. Staubus did not create Eskimo Joe. ... Read more
	NBA ALL-STAR PROFILE: BOSTON FORWARD LARRY BIRD ; ...starters will be published this week leading up to the 38th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday at Chicago Stadium. FULL NAME: Larry Joe Bird. BORN: Dec. 7, 1956, French Lick, Ind. HEIGHT, WEIGHT AND AGE: 6-9, 220 pounds and 31. PROFESSIONAL SITUATION: Nine-ye... Read more
	10 WHO MADE HEADLINES . . . . . . FOR BETTER LARRY BIRD ; ...arrived from Terre Haute as the '70s ended. Bird brought back both titles and pride to...I get paid to play 48." At 33, this Bird is still a rara avis. Nobody has ever...high-school varsity? "It's just God," Larry Bird concluded, "disguised as Michael Jordan...the Sugar Man has yet to say 'No ... Read more
	Shopping for Some Christmas Credit; Ailing Reaganite Hanging Tough; Alito Backlash in the Works; Shamrocks for the Press Corps; Hoping That Kerry Is No Larry Bird; Even Qadhafi Is Complaining; Looking Sexy in Green Eyeshades; Drinking Is in the Job Description. ; ...sights: Sens. Edward Kennedy and Joe Biden. We're absolutely prepared...back home. Hoping That Kerry Is No Larry Bird Sen. John Kerry has gone to the...championship season that featured Larry Bird. Kerry and Bird, he tells us, both play at the... Read more
	Interview: Joe Hallett, Tina May and Larry King discuss newspaper coverage of the Senate's debate over judicial nominees ; ...NPR) 05-20-2005 Interview: Joe Hallett, Tina May and Larry King discuss newspaper coverage...working on a deal. We called Joe Hallett, senior editor of The...from today's front page. Mr. JOE HALLETT (Senior Editor, The...centrist. He's getting to be a rare bird in the Congress, but I ... Read more

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