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Larry Bird Enshrined: Born: Height: Weight: As a player on October 2, 1998 December 7, 1956 in West Baden, IN 6-foot-9 220 pounds High School: Springs Valley High School (French Lick, IN) (1970-74) High School Playing Highlights: Averaged 30 ppg and 17 rpg during his senior year In one particular game, scored 54 points with 38 rebounds College: Indiana University (1974-75) Indiana State (1975-79) College Playing Highlights: Played three years at Indiana State (1976-79) The Sporting News College Player of the Year (1979) Naismith Award winner (1979) John R. Wooden Award winner (1979) The Sporting News All-America First Team (1978, 1979) Led Indiana State to the 1979 NCAA championship game against Michigan State Led Indiana State to an 81-13 record, including a 50-1 record at home Holds 30 Indiana State records, including most points (2,850), steals (240) and rebounds (1,247)

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LARRY BIRD TO PRESENT MAGIC JOHNSON FOR HALL OF FAME ENSHRINEMENT Larry Bird , a 1998 Enshrinee, will present Los Angeles Lakers great Earvin "Magic" Johnson for Enshrinement into the Hall of Fame Class of 2002 on September 27 at the Springfield Civic Center. "We are absolutely thrilled that Larry will present Magic", said Hall of Fame President and CEO John Doleva. "Two of the greatest players, rivals and friends will stand together at the Enshrinement Ceremony." The on-court rivalry between the two players has been credited with being instrumental in the tremendous growth of fan enthusiasm in the National Basketball Association, and has led to a longtime friendship. Bird said, "I am honored to be presenting a person I have admired and looked up to during my whole career". It is tradition that a new Enshrinee choose an individual who has already been inducted into the Hall of Fame as a presenter for their Enshrinement Ceremony. The Class of 2002 Enshrinement Ceremony, to be broadcast live on ESPN Classic, will also include the Enshrinement of the five other members of the Class of 2002. The Ceremony takes place the day before a new $45 million Basketball Hall of Fame complex opens in Springfield on the banks of the Connecticut River. Other confirmed presenters are Dean Smith (Class of '83) for Philadelphia 76ers coach Larry Brown, Anne Donovan ('95) for North Carolina State coach Kay Yow and Willis Reed ('82) for the late international and NBA star Drazen Petrovic. Still to be confirmed are presenters for Arizona coach Lute Olson and the Harlem Globetrotters.

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