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Coach who recruited Larry Bird to college had a stunning revelation: "Larry was the most shy and introverted guy I'd ever been around in my life"

Bird finally got to start his college basketball career with the Indiana University Sycamores as he was recruited by its ...
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Bill Walton was glad to be Bird's servant in Boston: "Be sure that his shoes were fine and his uniform was folded neatly"

Kidding aside, Walton was no joke several years prior to becoming a role player for the Celtics. Taking a quick trip down ...
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Today in Boston Celtics history: Larry Bird retires

Today in Boston Celtics history, Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird retired from the game as a player in 1992. Sidelined by persistent back problems, the “Hick from French Lick” (as he was called for a ...
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'I don't know about that': Why Quinn Buckner keeps Larry Bird high on his all-time players list

Quinn Buckner pushed back on the notion that Larry Bird would ever fall out of the top 10 of all-time basketball players. The national champ at Indiana who was a teammate of Bird's for three seasons ...