| Larry Bird  AKA Larry Joe Bird
Born: 7-Dec-1956
Birthplace: Bedford, IN
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Basketball Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Boston Celtics Father: Joe Bird
Mother: Georgia Bird
Sister: Linda
Brother: Mike
Brother: Mark
Brother: Jeff
Brother: Eddie
Wife: Janet Condra (m. 8-Nov-1975, div. 31-Oct-1976)
Wife: Dinah Mattingly (m. 30-Sep-1989)
High School: Springs Valley High School, French Lick, IN (1974)
University: Indiana University (dropped out)
University: BA Physical Education, Indiana State University (1979)
Naismith Award (male) 1979
John R. Wooden Award 1979
NBA Rookie of the Year 1979/80
NBA Most Valuable Player 1983/84
NBA Most Valuable Player 1984/85
NBA Most Valuable Player 1985/86
NBA Coach of the Year 1997/98
NBA Top 50 Players
Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male) 1986
Basketball Hall of Fame 1998
Library of Congress Living Legend 2000
Endorsement of General Mills
Endorsement of Heinz
Endorsement of Hewlett-Packard
Endorsement of Kellogg
Endorsement of McDonald's (McChicken sandwich)
Endorsement of MCI 1999
Endorsement of Microsoft
Endorsement of Pepsi
SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
Indiana Pacers President, Basketball Operations (2003-)
Indiana Pacers Head Coach (1997-2000)
Boston Celtics (1979-92)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Space Jam (15-Nov-1996) Himself
Celtic Pride (19-Apr-1996) Himself
Blue Chips (18-Feb-1994) Himself
Author of books:
Drive: The Story of My Life (1989, memoir)
Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.
Do you know something we don't?
Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile
Copyright ©2009 Soylent Communications
| 
