Larry Bird (Larry Legend; The Hick from French Lick) Position: Forward 6-9, 220lb (206cm, 99kg) School: Indiana State (Men) Draft: Boston Celtics, 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall), 1978 NBA draft. More player info

2011年7月29日 · Bird excelled his final year at Indiana State, averaging 29 points and 15 rebounds per game and leading the team to an undefeated season. As he dominated on the court, Bird became Indiana's...

Selected by the Boston Celtics with the sixth overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft after his second year at Indiana State, Bird elected to stay in college and returned for the 1978–79 season. He then led his team to an undefeated regular season.

In the 1992 Olympic Games, Bird helped the U.S. win a gold medal. In 1998, he was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. Named Indiana Pacers head coach in 1997, Bird piloted the Indianapolis-based team to the NBA playoffs twice in two seasons.

2021年11月16日 · Larry Bird was an Indiana University, coach Bob Knight basketball dropout. He was back home in French Lick working as an 18-year-old garbage truck driver. He was behind the French...

2025年1月23日 · Larry Bird shares his journey from leaving Indiana University to leading Indiana State to the NCAA title game, proving hard work and determination can defy expectations.

2022年3月9日 · Larry Bird was a co-star of one of the greatest college basketball national championship games ever – Bird vs. Magic, when the undefeated Indiana State Sycamores took on the co-Big Ten...

Past President of Basketball Operations for the Indiana Pacers…inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame.

2025年1月16日 · Bird led Indiana State to that improbable winning streak, facing off against Magic Johnson and Michigan State in the final. A close loss disappointed fans, but an iconic rivalry was born, changing basketball for decades.

2023年8月20日 · How Larry Bird enrolled at Indiana State University Bird did try to return to college hoops after dropping out at Indiana, practicing with the Northwood Institute team nearby.