Larry Bird

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NBA player Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee basketball player human

Larry Bird is a legendary Hall of Fame basketball player widely regarded as one of the greatest in NBA history, known for his scoring, playmaking, and fierce competitiveness during the 1980s.

Aliases (1)

Larry Joe Bird ×2

Statements (76)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NBA player → Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee → basketball player → human →
careerEnd	1992 →
careerStart	1979 →
coached	Indiana Pacers →
coachingCareerEnd	2000 →
coachingCareerStart	1997 →
college	Indiana State University →
collegeTeam	Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1956-12-07 →
draftedBy	Boston Celtics →
draftLeague	NBA →
draftPickNumber	6 →
draftRound	1 →
draftYear	1978 →
era	1980s NBA →
familyName	Bird →
FIBAHallOfFameInductionYear	2010 →
frontOfficePosition	team president →
fullName	Larry Joe Bird →
givenName	Larry →
grewUpIn	French Lick, Indiana, United States →
HallOfFameInductionYear	1998 →
height	2.06 m →
highSchool	Springs Valley High School →
inductedInto	FIBA Hall of Fame → Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame →
jerseyNumber	33 →
jerseyNumberRetiredBy	Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball →
knownFor	clutch performances → fierce competitiveness → playmaking → scoring ability → three-point shooting →
league	National Basketball Association →
memberOf	1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team →
NBAAllStarGameMVPawards	1 →
NBAAllStarGameMVPawardYear	1982 →
NBAAllStarSelections	12 →
NBAchampionships	3 →
NBAchampionshipYears	1981 → 1984 → 1986 →
NBAdebutYear	1979 →
NBAExecutiveOfTheYearAwards	1 →
NBAExecutiveOfTheYearAwardYear	2012 →
NBAFinalsMVPawards	2 →
NBAFinalsMVPawardYears	1984 → 1986 →
NBAMostValuablePlayerAwards	3 →
NBAMostValuablePlayerAwardYears	1984 → 1985 → 1986 →
NBAThreePointContestTitles	3 →
NBAThreePointContestTitleYears	1986 → 1987 → 1988 →
nickname	Larry Legend → The Hick from French Lick →
notableRival	Magic Johnson →
OlympicGamesParticipated	1992 Summer Olympics →
OlympicMedal	gold medal →
OlympicMedalEvent	basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics →
placeOfBirth	West Baden Springs, Indiana, United States →
playedFor	Boston Celtics →
playedOnNationalTeam	United States men's national basketball team →
positionPlayed	power forward → small forward →
shoots	right →
sport	basketball →
teamNumberRetiredBy	Boston Celtics →
wonNBAchampionshipWith	Boston Celtics →
workedFor	Indiana Pacers →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1987–88 NBA season → Boston Celtics → Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball → Indiana State University → United States men's national basketball team →	notablePlayer
Dennis Johnson → Robert Parish → Robert Parish →	playedWith
Naismith College Player of the Year → Oscar Robertson Trophy →	notableRecipient
Boston Celtics → Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball →	retiredNumberHonoree
West Baden Springs, Indiana →	birthplaceOf
1980–81 NBA season →	CelticsStarPlayer
Chuck Daly →	coachedNotablePlayers
The Hick from French Lick →	describes
Larry Bird ("Larry Joe Bird") →	fullName
Indiana State University →	hasAlumni
Larry Legend ("Larry Joe Bird") →	hasFullName
Springs Valley High School →	hasNotableAlumnus
French Lick, Indiana →	hasNotablePerson
Eastern Conference Finals →	MVPtrophyNamedAfter
Larry Bird Eastern Conference Finals MVP Award →	namedAfter
Bird →	notableBearer
NBA Most Valuable Player Award →	notableMultipleWinners
1981 NBA Finals →	notablePlayerChampion
Magic Johnson →	notableRivalryWith
The Hick from French Lick →	refersTo
Kevin McHale →	teammateOf
The Hick from French Lick →	usedDuringCareerOf