Larry Bird

Larry Bird is a renowned and very successful former basketball player, coach, and former President of the Indiana Pacers team. He is one of the best and greatest players of all time and has won several awards in his career, like the NBA Most Valuable Player three times and 12 times NBA All-Star award. He used to play for the team Boston Celtics and retired as a player in the year 1992.

Well, how well do you know about Larry Bird? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Larry Bird’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Larry Bird to date.

Biography and Early Life

Larry Bird was born and brought up in West Baden Springs in Indiana to father Joseph Bird, who used to serve in the U.S. Army in the Korean war and mother Georgia Bird. He grew up with five siblings named Mike, Mark, Jeff, Eddie, and Linda. While he was very young, Bird’s mother decided to get divorced from his father, who took a toll on his life and mental health. Following this, Bird’s father committed suicide, which led him to suffer more. As a result, he chose basketball as his emotional outlet, which made him into a great player.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Larry Bird in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Larry Bird’s age is 64 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 7 December 1956. Though, he is 6′ 9″ in feet and inches and 206 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 220 lbs in Pound and 100kg in Kilograms.

Education

Larry Bird completed his high school from the Spring Valley High School, where he started playing basketball to forget about his problems back home and as an emotional outlet. With time he became a very talented player with amazing shooting skills. As a result, he was offered a scholarship from the University of Hoosiers, where he started his college basketball career. He then transferred to Indiana State University, where he continued his career as a professional basketball player.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Larry Bird Married Janet Condra in 1975. The marriage lasted for less than a year. Due to an attempted reconciliation, Larry and Janet later had a daughter Corrie in 1977. Larry then Married her present wife, Dinah Mattingly, in 1989. The couple adopted two kids Conner and Mariah.

Is Larry Bird Gay?

Larry is currently married to Dinah Mattingly, and they have two children (adopted) as well and living a happy married life. Thus, it proves that he isn’t gay.

Professional Career

Larry Bird has started playing basketball in high school as a medium of emotional release because of his parents’ hardships due to his parent’s divorce and his father’s suicide at such a young age. However, because of his amazing skills, he was offered a scholarship from the University of Hoosiers. That’s how his professional basketball career began; however, he wasn’t satisfied, so he transferred to Indiana State University, where he continued playing basketball.

He was emerging as a very talented player with the team Sycamores. Owing to his amazing shooting ability, he won several matches for his team and also won many awards. Following graduation, he was recruited in the NBA in the year 1978 by the Boston Celtics, where he played several matches and became one of the most successful basketball players.

The Boston Celtics won the NBA Championship thrice under his work, making Bird the NBA Most Valuable Player three times. After retiring as a player in 1992, he was appointed as the coach for the team the Boston Celtics. Following this, he also served as the President of the Indiana Pacers team up to 2017, when he finally retired at the age of 60.

Awards

Following are the achievements of the popular NBA player Larry Bird:

• 3× NBA champion (1981, 1984, 1986)
• 2× NBA Finals MVP (1984, 1986)
• 3× NBA Most Valuable Player (1984–1986)
• 12× NBA All-Star (1980–1988, 1990–1992)
• NBA All-Star Game MVP (1982)
• 9× All-NBA First Team (1980–1988)
• All-NBA Second Team (1990)
• 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1982–1984)
• NBA Rookie of the Year (1980)
• NBA All-Rookie First Team (1980)
• 3× Three-point Shootout champion (1986–1988)

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Larry Bird in 2021

As of 2021, Larry Bird’s net worth is around $80 million; he has different income sources. This fortune was earned by him by coaching, endorsements, and Pacers’ presidency apart from his playing career. His wealth has rapidly grown in the past few years because of this.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• Once due to an attempted reconciliation, he had a daughter with his former wife, Janet Condra.
• Larry is a three time NBA MVP consecutively from 1984-86, which is still a record.

Larry Bird’s journey had been amazing and a huge example for a lot of people. He proved that your background doesn’t determine your future or who you want to be. He used his problems and hurdles as steps to success rather than giving excuses. He is a legend in the sport he is the master of.