Episode #19: The Unbelievable Story of Larry Legend: A Larry Bird Deep Dive

Update: 2023-08-30

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He’s regarded as one of the top 10 basketball players of all-time, maybe even top 5, and the story of his rise from relative obscurity to Boston Celtic legend is one of the most unlikely of all-time.The story of Larry Legend is one that Celtic fans have passed down through multiple generations. For Josh as a life-long Celtics fan, it’s a story that’s rooted into his basketball DNA. And In today’s special episode of Once Upon a Dribble, he is passing the story down to Calvan, a lifelong Jazz fan, of just how Larry Bird became the face of basketball in Boston.

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