1979 on the Boston Celtics
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As a teenager, Larry Bird paid no attention to basketball. It happens that one day he was visiting his aunt's home in Hobart Indiana. Some neighborhood kids asked him to play a game. Without practice he was a natural for the game and then decided to follow through and work at being a great basketball player.
Larry Bird was a member of the Boston Celtics between 1979-1992.
No they did not. Although both players played their entire careers with the Boston Celtics, Larry Bird was only drafted ten years after Bill Russell retired. Russell played between 1956-69, while Bird played between 1979-92.
Yes ... Larry's first game with the Indians was July 5, 1947 against the White Sox at Comiskey Park in Chicago. He pinch hit for pitcher Bryan Stephens in the top of the 7th inning and struckout.
Larry Benton debuted on April 19, 1923 and played his final game on August 16, 1935.