On this day in Boston Celtics history, legendary Celtics forward Larry Bird, one of the greatest to play the game in the history of the NBA, retired from the game as a player in 1992. Plagued by back problems, the “Hick from French Lick” (as he was called) quit playing at age 35 after three titles, three Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards, two NBA Finals MVPs, a dozen NBA All-Star nods, and 10 All-NBA team elections among many other honors.
Bird had played his college ball at Indiana State after a short stint at Indiana University, winning National College Player of the Year at the former in 1979.
He would be drafted out of Indiana State with the sixth overall pick of the 1978 NBA draft by the Celtics, the only NBA team he would play for.