Larry Legend

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Hall of Famer NBA player basketball player human power forward small forward

Larry Legend is the iconic Hall of Fame Boston Celtics forward Larry Bird, renowned for his elite shooting, clutch performances, and fierce competitiveness in the NBA during the 1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hall of Famer ⓘ
NBA player ⓘ
basketball player ⓘ
human ⓘ
power forward ⓘ
small forward ⓘ
careerEnd 1992 ⓘ
careerStart 1979 ⓘ
coachedTeam Indiana Pacers (ABA) ⓘ
surface form: Indiana Pacers
coachingEnd 2000 ⓘ
coachingStart 1997 ⓘ
collegeTeam Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball ⓘ
consideredOneOf greatest basketball players of all time ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1956-12-07 ⓘ
draftedBy Boston Celtics ⓘ
draftPickOverall 6 ⓘ
draftRound 1 ⓘ
draftYear 1978 ⓘ
grewUpIn French Lick, Indiana, United States ⓘ
HallOfFameInductionYear 1998 ⓘ
hasFamilyName Bird ⓘ
hasFullName Larry Bird ⓘ
surface form: Larry Joe Bird
hasGivenName Larry ⓘ
hasNickname Larry Legend ⓘ
The Hick from French Lick ⓘ
height 6 ft 9 in ⓘ
heightInMeters 2.06 ⓘ
heldFrontOfficeRoleWith Indiana Pacers (ABA) ⓘ
surface form: Indiana Pacers
inductedInto Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ
jerseyNumber 33 ⓘ
jerseyRetiredBy Boston Celtics ⓘ
knownFor basketball IQ ⓘ
clutch performances ⓘ
elite shooting ⓘ
fierce competitiveness ⓘ
league National Basketball Association ⓘ
ledTeamTo National Championship Game ⓘ
surface form: 1979 NCAA Championship Game
memberOf basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics ⓘ
surface form: 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team

NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team ⓘ
NBA 75th Anniversary Team ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
NBAAllStarGameMVP 1982 ⓘ
NBAAllStarSelectionCount 12 ⓘ
NBAchampionshipCount 3 ⓘ
NBAchampionshipSeasons 1980-81 ⓘ
1983-84 ⓘ
1985-86 ⓘ
NBAdebutSeason 1979-80 ⓘ
NBAdebutTeam Boston Celtics ⓘ
NBAteamTenure Boston Celtics 1979–1992 ⓘ
NBAThreePointContestWinner 1986 ⓘ
1987 ⓘ
1988 ⓘ
nicknameOfTeam “Dream Team” ⓘ
surface form: Dream Team
placeOfBirth West Baden Springs, Indiana, United States ⓘ
playedCollegeBasketballFor Indiana State University ⓘ
playedForNationalTeam USA Basketball ⓘ
playedForTeam Boston Celtics ⓘ
position power forward ⓘ
small forward ⓘ
primaryEra 1980s NBA ⓘ
representedCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
rivalryWith Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ
Magic Johnson ⓘ
styleOfPlay versatile forward with elite shooting and passing ⓘ
wentUndraftedBy none ⓘ
wonCoachOfTheYear NBA Coach of the Year 1997-98 ⓘ
wonExecutiveOfTheYear NBA Executive of the Year 2011-12 ⓘ
wonNBAChampionshipWith Boston Celtics ⓘ
wonNBAFinalsMVP 1984 ⓘ
1986 ⓘ
wonNBARegularSeasonMVP 1983-84 ⓘ
1984-85 ⓘ
1985-86 ⓘ
wonOlympicGold 1992 Summer Olympics ⓘ

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Larry Legend → hasNickname → Larry Legend ⓘ
Larry Bird → nickname → Larry Legend ⓘ
Larry → nickname → Larry Legend ⓘ
subject surface form: Larry Bird