Larry Bird By Anne_DeCocq Dec 7, 1956 Birth Born in West Baden, Indiana. Son of Georgia and Joe Bird. Apr 1, 1973 Spring Valley High School All Time Leading Scorer Sep 1, 1976 Began his Career with Indiana State Sycamores-Basketball Jun 1, 1978 Selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1978 NBA Draft Selected 6th Overall Mar 26, 1979 Led the Indiana Sycamores to the NCAA Championship 1979 Championship Game Final 10 SecondsFinal Score 64-73