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Date of Birth

9 August 1928, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

Robert Joseph Cousy

Nickname

The Houdini of the Hardwood
Cooz

Height

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Mini Biography

Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Cousy entered the NBA in 1950, and became the foundation of the great Boston Coltic teams of the 50's and 60's. On retiring from the Celtics in 63, Cousy accepted the job of head coach at Boston college and built it into a respected 5 time NCAA Tournament team. Cousy has co-authored 6 books about basketball history and ethics. Cousy works as a consultant in the Boston area, and is the broadcaster for all Celtic road games.

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Spouse

Missy

(8 December 1950 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Received his undergraduate degree at the College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The Sporting News First Team All-America (1950) and Second Team All-America (1949). Two-time All-Conference and All-New England (1949, 1950). Team MVP and leading scorer (1949, 1950).

NBA MVP (1957). All-NBA First Team (1952-1961) and All-NBA Second Team (1962-1963). NBA All-Star Game MVP (1954, 1957). Thirteen-time NBA All-Star (1951-1963).

Led the NBA in assists from 1953-1960, including a career high 9.5 per game in 1960. Holds NBA record for most assists in one half (19, Feb. 27, 1959 vs. Minneapolis). NBA 25th Anniversary All-Time Team (1970), NBA 35th Anniversary All-Time Team (1980), and NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (1996).

Boston College coaching record: 117-38. New England Coach of the Year (1968, 1969). Led BC to three NITs (1969 finals) and two NCAA Tournaments (1967 Eastern Regional Finals).

Head coach for the NBA Cincinnati Royals (1969-1972) and NBA Kansas City/Omaha Kings (1972-1974). He compiled a 141-209 composite record. *

Recipient of the National Basketball Hall of Fame's John Bunn Award in 1983.

Commissioner of American Soccer League (1975-1980).

Boston Celtics all-time assists leader (6,945).

Guard for Boston Celtics (1950-1963) and Cincinnati Royals (1969-1970).

Since 2004, the Bob Cousy Award, presented by The Hartford Financial Services Group, has been given annually to the basketball player deemed to be the nation's top collegiate point guard.