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When did Larry Bird start playing basketball?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 9/28/2023

Larry Bird retired on August 28, 1992. He played for the Boston Celtics.

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∙ 13y ago

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Not sure what year he started but his last year was 1991-1992. Source seems to think 1979 - 1992.

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∙ 17y ago

Bird was the 6th pick of the first round in the 1978 NBA Draft.

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∙ 16y ago

Larry Bird started playing Basketball at the age of 6 in 1962 for his YMCA league team he averaged 20.8 points a game.

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∙ 15y ago

13 years

Won 3 championships

3x MVP

2x Finals MVP

12x NBA All Star

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∙ 13y ago

Before a packed room of sports reporters, Larry Bird held a news conference in 1979 to announce that he was signing with the Boston Celtics.

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∙ 10y ago

August 18th, 1992

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∙ 16y ago

He played for 13 years from 1979 to 1992

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