Larry Bird 1983 All Star Throwback Jersey - Made by Adidas

1983 Larry Bird All Star Basketball Throwback Jersey 

Made by Adidas

Larry Bird was on of the best NBA players to ever play. He could play surprisingly tough defense, was deadly from three point range, and had the heart of a champion. When the game was on the line, Bird was the guy that the Celtics could count on to make a clutch basket!

The throwback Larry Bird jersey shown below is what he wore for the 1983 All Star game.You can also purchase his Indiana State Sycamores and Boston Celtics jersey as well.

1983 Larry Bird All Star Throwback Jersey

Features :

• Screen printed lettering with Bird's name and number on the back. "East All Star's" with #33 screen printed on the front.
• Jock tag on lower left of jersey
• Sizes : S, M, L, XL, 2XL
• 100 percent polyester
• Embroidered Adidas logo
• Officially licensed by the National Basketball Association.

Larry Bird NCAA College Jerseys- Indiana State

 Larry Bird NCAA College Jerseys

Indiana State Sycamores

Larry Bird starred in the NCAA playing for the Indiana State Sycamores. Initially, Bird attended Indiana University and was overwhelmed by college life. He mentioned that he wasn't ready for the transition and dropped out of school in less than a month.

Larry Bird started making ends meet by going to work for the street department in his home town of French Lick. He repaired the roads, mowed grass, and other community maintenance jobs. In  1978 Bird decided to go to school at Indiana State and play for the Sycamores. During his senior season in 1979 he led the Sycamores to their only NCAA Championship game ever! Their opponent's team was lead by future Hall of Fame Rival Earvin "Magic" Johnson.

Bird finished his college career averaging over 30 points per game and went down in history as one of the greatest college (and NBA pro) ever to play the game. Recapture history, and the Magic of Larry Bird's historic NCAA career playing for the Indiana State Sycamores.

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Larry Bird Throwback Jersey - Celtics

Larry Bird Throwback Jerseys - Boston Celtics

Larry Bird is a living legend who helped the Boston Celtics become one of NBA's most feared teams for over a decade. Year after year, the Boston Celtics would battle the Los Angeles Lakers for the NBA Championship.

Over the years, the Boston Celtics Larry Bird jersey has consistently been on of the most popular throwback jerseys. Home and road basketball throwbacks are still available to bring back the golden years of the 80's back alive.

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Larry Bird Green Throwback Basketball Jersey from Adidas

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Here are some interesting facts about Larry Bird:

• Larry Bird's NBA basketball career may have lasted longer had he not been plagues with back problems. After a 1991 operation, Bird never recovered enough to play at his full potential.
• Named to Indiana high school all star team, Bird signs to play at Indiana State university but leaves after 24 days due to homesickness.
• When Larry Bird first turned pro, a company approached him about a shoe contract. He asked that they send shoes to kids at his former high school in Indiana. Soon 50 pairs of sneakers arrived at the school.

Larry Bird Indiana State Sycamores NCAA college throwback jersey is available for purchase as well. Replica, authentic, and autographed.

Larry Bird Biography - Celtics

Larry Bird Biography

Even though Larry Bird has long since retired, he is still one of the most popular people in Boston (or the entire NBA for that matter). Not bad for a basketball player from rural Indiana who many people thought would never make it in the big time. Larry Bird surprised them all. Almost single-handedly, he took the Boston Celtics from being a second rate team to being the team to beat in the 1980's. Bird's unselfish style of play, plus his down home attitude endeared him to fans throughout the country, helping to popularize the sport as no one had done before. With Larry Bird at the helm, the NBA went from being just a basketball league to a world class entertainment spectacle.

Larry Bird made basketball exciting. Although he didn't appear to be a gifted athlete that didn't stop Bird from dominating the game of basketball. Bird couldn't soar like Michael Jordan and he wasn't as graceful as Magic Johnson, Larry Bird was a player that would do whatever it would take to win. From dribbling and pulling down rebounds, to hitting three pointers and making free throws, Bird could always make it happen. Bird's uncanny court sense, along with his exceptional passing ability, made him the ultimate team player. Everyone looked better when Larry Bird was on the basketball court.

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No wonder the Boston Celtic fans embraced him. When he joined the Boston Celtics in 1979, the team had a dismal 29-53 record. Two years later, he led Boston to an NBA championship berth with the Celtics three times. It was a clash that pitted the game's best against one another -- "Magic versus Larry"-- and began one of the greatest rivalries in NBA history. Actually the Bird / Magic rivalry is a continuation of a rivalry that began in college when Larry Bird took little known Indiana State to the NCAA finals where he met Magic Johnson and powerhouse Michigan State.

Michigan State won that match, but the stage was set for a battle that would captivate the fans for the next decade. Fierce competitors on the court, the two developed a deep friendship off the court based on mutual respect and admiration of eachother. When Larry Bird retired, Magic Johnson was among the many well wishers who knew the game would never be the same without Larry Bird on the Basketball court.

A quote about Larry Bird :

"Larry Bird was the only player in the league that I feared."
Magic Johnson

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Larry Bird Vs. Magic Johnson

The rivalry began with the 1979 NCAA Championship when Magic Johnson led Michigan State past Larry Bird and Indiana State. It ended 11 years later when Magic retired. In between, fans saw the most compelling "can-you-top-this" Basketball of all time.

As NBA rookies, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird took their respective franchises and personally whipped them into shape. As veterans, they molded the very character of the league. In the first nine yars of their rivalry the two won all but a single NBA title (five for Johnson, three for Bird), and split six MVPs over 11 years. They met once in college and 37 more times in the pros, with Johnson holding a 23-15 edge. But tallying wins, losses, points, and assists doesn't tell half the story of their rivalry. Neither man played for the numbers, they played for the glory. Magic Johnson once said "People who saw our games against each other saw some of the best basketball ever played."

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Anyone who thinks the NBA's November through April schedule is a meaningless tuneup for the playoffs never saw one of the 18 regular season confrontations between Magic Johnson's Lakers and Larry Bird's Celtics. The play of every man on the floor was elevated by the fierce competition between these two basketball giants, and even more so when their teams met in post season play.

Although Bird and Johnson rarely guarded each other, the two were nonetheless locked in their own form of mortal combat. Johnson would throw a no look pass to a teamate for a spectacular score, and Bird would respond with a fallaway three-pointer from the third row of the Boston Garden. Larry Bird would flick an impossible pass to the open man after drawing two defenders, and Magic Johnson would drive right back down the lane, faking a dish left, then right, then continuing to the basket for an uncontested layup. After each magnificent play, there would be that quick, almost imperceptible meeting of the eyes between the two superstars.

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In the end, there was never a moment - on or off the court - when one of them wasn't fully aware of what the other was up to. "The first thing I would do every morning during the season," admits Bird, "was look at the box scores to see what Magic did." Thus even when geocgraphy prevented that meeting of the eyes, there was always a meeting of the minds.

Just for the Record

In the 18 regular-season matchups, Magic's Lakers beat Bird's Celtics 11 times, with the Lakers taking two of three championships from the Celtics. As for their stats - fittingly, they were a draw.

You Decide!!

Lets hear some opinions on what the readers think. Who was the better player? Who would you rather have on your team? Magic? Bird? Too close to call?