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Coach who recruited Larry Bird to college had a stunning revelation: "Larry was the most shy and introverted guy I'd ever been around in my life"

Bird finally got to start his college basketball career with the Indiana University Sycamores as he was recruited by its ...
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"We just bombarded Billy with the ball" - Larry Bird told his teammates to throw balls at legendary broadcaster Billy Packer ahead of 1979 NCAA Finals

Heading into the 1978-79 NCAA season, no one expected Indiana State to make it to the Final Four of March Madness, even though Larry Bird had elevated the college program to unprecedented heights with ...