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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a retired American NBA basketball player. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, teaming with legendary center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Due to back problems, he retired as a player from the NBA in 1992. Bird was voted to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996 and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. He served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000. In 2003, he assumed the role of president of basketball operations for the Pacers, which he currently still holds. ... Read more

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Chapters: Kevin Mchale, Kris Humphries, Devean George, Jenna Smith, Khalid El-Amin, Brad Lohaus, Dusty Rychart, Troy Bell, Lindsay Whalen, Cole Aldrich, Jeff Nordgaard, Alec Kessler, Jim Petersen, John Thomas, Jeff Lamp, Myer Skoog, Isaiah Dahlman, Trevor Winter, Randy Breuer, Don Carlson, Terry Kunze. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 83. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Selected by Boston Celtics Kevin Edward McHale (born December 19, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player who starred for thirteen seasons in the NBA for the Boston Celtics. After his playing career, he worked for the Minnesota Timberwolves as the team's general manager and later its coach. He was fired as coach in June 2009. He now works as an analyst for NBA TV and Turner Sports. Kevin McHale was born to Paul Austin McHale and Josephine Patricia Starcevich in Hibbing, Minnesota. In his senior season at Hibbing High School McHale was named Minnesota's Mr. Basketball of 1976 and led his squad to a runner-up finish in the AA Minnesota State Championship game. In 1992, McHale was elected to the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame. The 6 ft 10 in (209 cm) McHale played basketball at the power forward position for the University of Minnesota from 1976 to 1980, with career averages of 15.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. He was named All-Big Ten in 1979 and 1980 and still ranks second in school history in career points (1704) and rebounds (950). In 1995, to coincide with the University of Minnesota's 100th anniversary, he was selected as top player in the history of University of Minnesota men's basketball. McHale is famous for an encounter with Chuck Foreman in the Gopher locker room. Foreman, a famous Minnesota Vikings player at the time, was congratulating the Gophers on a hard fough...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1146033 ... Read more

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Chapters: Dave Winfield, Tony Dungy, Kevin Mchale, Bud Grant, Flip Saunders, Kris Humphries, Joel Przybilla, Bobby Jackson, Dusty Rychart, Blake Hoffarber, Ariel Mcdonald, John Kundla, Ron Behagen, Mark Landsberger, Mychal Thompson, Leo Rautins, Jim Brewer, Lawrence Westbrook, Willie Burton, Rick Rickert, Quincy Lewis, Lou Hudson, Trent Tucker, Michael Bauer, Jim Petersen, Voshon Lenard, Marsh Ryman, John Thomas, Kevin Burleson, Archie Clark, Damian Johnson, Chris Engler, Ben Coleman, Mark Olberding, Vincent Grier, Ray Williams, Kleggie Hermsen, Kevin Lynch, Dick Garmaker, Courtney James, Ed Kalafat, Sam Jacobson, Myer Skoog, Walter Bond, Trevor Winter, Randy Breuer, Jamal Abu-Shamala, George Hanson, Ralph Sampson Iii, Travarus Bennett, Tony Jaros, Marlon Maxey, John Shasky, Steve Lingenfelter, Don Carlson, Melvin Newbern, Richard Coffey, Jerry Holman, Chuck Mencel, Larry Mikan, Bob Martin, Terry Kunze, Doug Bolstorff, George Tuck, Travis Busch. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 216. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Playing career *Offseason and/or practice squad member onlyCoaching career Anthony Kevin "Tony" Dungy (born October 6, 1955) is a former professional American football player and coach in the National Football League. Dungy was head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001, and head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2002 to 2008. He became the first African-American head coach to win the Super Bowl when his Colts defeated the Chicago Bears on February 4, 2007. On December 18, 2008 after securing his tenth straight playoff appearance with a win against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Dungy set a new NFL record for consecutive playoff appearances by a head coach. On January 12, 2009, Dungy announced his retirement as coach of the Indianapolis Colts, which went int...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1069241 ... Read more

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Chapters: Kevin Mchale, Fox Sports North, List of Minnesota Timberwolves Broadcasters, Kevin Harlan, Tom Hanneman. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Selected by Boston Celtics Kevin Edward McHale (born December 19, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player who starred for thirteen seasons in the NBA for the Boston Celtics. After his playing career, he worked for the Minnesota Timberwolves as the team's general manager and later its coach. He was fired as coach in June 2009. He now works as an analyst for NBA TV and Turner Sports. Kevin McHale was born to Paul Austin McHale and Josephine Patricia Starcevich in Hibbing, Minnesota. In his senior season at Hibbing High School McHale was named Minnesota's Mr. Basketball of 1976 and led his squad to a runner-up finish in the AA Minnesota State Championship game. In 1992, McHale was elected to the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame. The 6 ft 10 in (209 cm) McHale played basketball at the power forward position for the University of Minnesota from 1976 to 1980, with career averages of 15.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. He was named All-Big Ten in 1979 and 1980 and still ranks second in school history in career points (1704) and rebounds (950). In 1995, to coincide with the University of Minnesota's 100th anniversary, he was selected as top player in the history of University of Minnesota men's basketball. McHale is famous for an encounter with Chuck Foreman in the Gopher locker room. Foreman, a famous Minnesota Vikings player at the time, was congratulating the Gophers on a hard fought victory. As Foreman was shaking all the players' hands, when he arrived at the then-unknown power forward, McHale displayed his comic wit: "Why hello, Mr. Foreman. What do you do for a li...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1146033 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Selected by Boston Celtics Kevin Edward McHale (born December 19, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player who starred for thirteen seasons in the NBA for the Boston Celtics. After his playing career, he worked for the Minnesota Timberwolves as the team's general manager and later its coach. He was fired as coach in June 2009. He now works as an analyst for NBA TV and Turner Sports. Kevin McHale was born to Paul Austin McHale and Josephine Patricia Starcevich in Hibbing, Minnesota. In his senior season at Hibbing High School McHale was named Minnesota's Mr. Basketball of 1976 and led his squad to a runner-up finish in the AA Minnesota State Championship game. In 1992, McHale was elected to the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame. The 6 ft 10 in (209 cm) McHale played basketball at the power forward position for the University of Minnesota from 1976 to 1980, with career averages of 15.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. He was named All-Big Ten in 1979 and 1980 and still ranks second in school history in career points (1704) and rebounds (950). In 1995, to coincide with the University of Minnesota's 100th anniversary, he was selected as top player in the history of University of Minnesota men's basketball. McHale is famous for an encounter with Chuck Foreman in the Gopher locker room. Foreman, a famous Minnesota Vikings player at the time, was congratulating the Gophers on a hard fought victory. As Foreman was shaking all the players' hands, when he arrived at the then-unknown power forward, McHale displayed his comic wit: "Why hello, Mr. Foreman. What do you do for a living?" Heading into the 1980 NBA Draft the Celtics held the number one overall pick. But in a shrewd pre-draft trade, considered by some to be am... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1146033 ... Read more

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Chapters: John Paxson, Jerry West, Red Auerbach, Pat Riley, Kevin Mchale, Don Nelson, Elgin Baylor, Danny Ainge, Jerry Krause, Steve Kerr, Joe Dumars, Mike Dunleavy, Sr., Bryan Colangelo, Ernie Grunfeld, Danny Ferry, Dan Issel, Kiki Vandeweghe, Wayne Embry, Rob Babcock, Donnie Nelson, Mitch Kupchak, Kevin Pritchard, Otis Smith, M. L. Carr, Stan Kasten, Jeff Bower, Geoff Petrie, Larry Harris, Chris Wallace, Rick Sund, Rod Thorn, Donnie Walsh, Rod Higgins, Jim Lynam, Ed Stefanski, David Kahn, Mark Warkentien, Sam Presti, Dick Vertlieb, R. C. Buford, Larry Riley, Billy King, Gar Forman, Randy Pfund, John Hammond, Kevin O'connor, David Morway, Jim Stack, Zollie Volchok. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 234. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Selected by Los Angeles Lakers Jerry Alan West (born May 28, 1938) is a retired American basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His nicknames include "Mr. Clutch" for his ability to make a big play in a clutch situation; "The Logo" in reference to his silhouette being incorporated into the NBA logo; and "Zeke from Cabin Creek" after the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia. Playing the small forward position early in his career, West was a standout at East Bank High School and at West Virginia University, leading the WVU Mountaineers to the 1959 NCAA championship game, earning Most Valuable Player honors despite the loss. He then embarked on a 14-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and was the co-captain of the 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medal team in Rome. Wests NBA career was highly successful. Playing the guard position as a professional, he was voted 12 times into the All-NBA First and Second Teams, was elected into the NBA All-Star Team ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=331363 ... Read more

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A sportswriter presents a combined biography of three of the greatest players in Boston Celtics history, showing how Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish joined forces to become the NBA's greatest front court. 25,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo. ... Read more