as the sixth pick of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics

Larry Bird, a junior eligible from Indiana State, was chosen as the sixth pick of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics.

sixth-overall draft pick

In 1978, the Boston Celtics selected Larry Bird with the sixth-overall draft pick.

in 1978

Drafted in 1978, Larry Bird was elected to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in 1998.

The Boston Celtics

Larry Bird was selected 6th overall by the Boston Celtics.

In the 1978 NBA draft

In the 1978 NBA draft, the Celtics drafted Larry Bird who would soon resurrect the franchise's fortunes.

as the sixth overall pick by the Boston Celtics

On this day in 1978, the legendary Larry Bird was drafted as the sixth overall pick by the Boston Celtics.

as the first round draft pick by the Boston Celtics in 1978

Larry Bird Bio Part - Bird was selected as the first round draft pick by the Boston Celtics in 1978, but he determined to stay in school through his senior year.

with the 56th overall pick of the 2017 draft

The Celtics selected Bird with the 56th overall pick of the 2017 draft.

into the NBA sixth overall

Larry Joe Bird was drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, starting at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, leading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale.

Those Celtics

In the 1978 NBA draft, the Celtics drafted Larry Bird who would soon resurrect the franchise's fortunes.

For those that don't know with the 6th overall pick in 1978

For those that don't know, the Celtics (i.e. the legendary Red Auerbach) drafted Larry Bird with the 6th overall pick in 1978 even though the OP returned to play the OP's final year at Indiana State University in 1979 where the OP lost in the NCAA championships to Magic Johnson's MSU Spartans.

as their first round selection in 1978

The Boston Celtics selected Larry Bird as their first round selection in 1978

the sixth overall draft pick, taken by the Boston Celtics, with whom Larry Joe Bird spent Larry Joe Bird's entire 13-year career

In 1978, Larry Joe Bird was the sixth overall draft pick, taken by the Boston Celtics, with whom Larry Joe Bird spent Larry Joe Bird's entire 13-year career.

to play Larry's final season , at ISU

Though drafted by Boston, as the sixth overall pick in the 1978 NBA Draft, Bird opted to play Larry's final season at ISU, meeting Michigan State, which featured Ervin “Magic” Johnson, in the NCAA Final Game beginning one of the greatest rivalries in basketball history.