Before the Legend: Larry Bird's High School Years

Before the Legend: Larry Bird's High School Years

Author: Aaron Meyer October 25, 2024 Duration: 9:09
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Send us Fan Mail This podcast episode explores Larry Bird's formative high school years in French Lick, Indiana. Growing up in poverty with a father battling PTSD, Bird developed a sense of grit and determination early on. His older brother's basketball scholarship showed him a path to a different future. The episode tracks Bird's early successes, such as clutch free throws, and how playing under the shadow of Steve Land, a future Indiana University player, pushed him to refine his unique ski...

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