Larry Bird: What Is Doing Now? Know His Net Worth, Age, Salary, Married Life

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If you are sports enthusiastic then you must have heard the name of Larry Bird who is one of the greatest basketball players and greatest shooters of all time. American-born former basketball player, Larry played for the Boston Celtics for more than a decades throughout his career.

The former executive served as President of Basketball Operations for the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1997 to 2000. Here, we will be exploring about Larry's net worth, salary, married life and much more.

Larry Bird

Quick Facts

Who is Larry Bird?

American former professional basketball player, Larry Joe Bird was born in West Baden Springs, Indiana, on December 7, 1956, and raised in nearby French Lick, where he started playing basketball at an early age.

Bird attended Springs Valley High School in French Lick and graduated in 1974. At the time, he was involved in the school's basketball team and became the all-time leading scorer. Larry received a scholarship at the Indiana University where he played for legendary coach Bob Knight.

He joined Indiana University to play for the Hoosier but a month later, he dropped out of college as he found it's difficult to adjust with new people. So he returned home and enrolled at Northwood Institute in West Baden. Before transferring to Indiana State University in Terre Haute in 1975, he worked municipal jobs for a year.

He played for the Sycamores to the NCAA championship game against the Michigan State Spartans.

How much does Larry Bird net worth?

American former NBA player, Larry Bird has a net worth of $55 million.

He played for the Boston Celtics from 1979 to 1992. Then he stepped down as a coach for Indiana Pacers for 13 years. Through his career, he was honored with several titles and also won Gold Medal in Olympics game. Aside from his profession, he makes an extra wealth from the endorsement deals and ads.

He also appeared in both big and small screen as well. Moreover, he is a writer and co-wrote a book titled When The Game Was Ours along with Magic Johnson. He has co-written another two books; Drive: The Story of My Life (1989) and Bird Watching: On Playing and Coaching the Game I Love (2000).

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House and Cars

Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Bird's Naples house listed on the market for $4.8 million back in 2013. The mansion is around 6,000 square feet.

It includes four bedrooms, a gourmet kitchen, a saltwater aquarium behind a full-service bar and a home theater. Moreover, it has an adjacent infinity-edge pool sits near the sparkling bay. Larry Bird's Florida mansion

How does Larry Bird make money?

Larry Bird played basketball for Indiana University for three years.

In 1978, he was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 6th overall pick in Round but did not sign with the Celtics. Instead, he played a final season at Indiana State and led the Sycamores to the NCAA title game. Larry Bird wore jersey number 33 Then he signed a five years, $3.25 million contract with the Celtics, and making him the highest paid rookie in league history.

Larry started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons for the Celtics. He was 12 times NBA All-Star and was named the league's Most Valuable Player three times in 1982. From 1984 to 1986, the former basketball player was named d the NBA's MVP.

His career hit a milestone after reaching 20,000 points. In 1992, for the first time, the USA sent professional athletes to the Olympic Games. At the time, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordon, Larry Bird, and other NBA player formed a basketball team which they named 'Dream Team.'

Bird and his teammates won the gold medal for the United States. A few weeks later, he announced his retirement as a player.

Career as Coach

Atre his retirement, he began his next step as a front -office assistant for the Boston Celtics where he served for five years.

In the year 1997, he accepted the post as a head coach with the Indiana Pacers. Despite having no experience, he led the Pacers to a 58-24 record during the 1997-98 season and was named the NBA Coach of the Year. He resigned the coaching position shortly after the end of 2000 season.

After three years, in 2003, the Pacers hired Bird as the President of Basketball Operations. During the 2011-12 season, he was titled NBA Executive of the Year, the one and only person to be named the NBA's MVP, Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year.

Meanwhile, he announced his post as team president in the summer of 2013.

Appearance in Movies and Televisions

Outside from basketball, Larry Bird appeared as himself in three movies; Blue Chips, Space Jam alongside Michael Jordon and Bill Murray and Celtic Pride. In addition, he appeared in many video games such as One on One: Dr.

J vs. Larry Bird, Jordan vs Bird: One on One, NBA 2K12, and NBA Jam.

Wife and Children

The former NBA player is a married man. He is married twice in his life. Larry Bird married his first wife Janet Condra who is high school classmates on November 8, 1975.

But he failed to keep his marriage and got divorced on October 31, 1976. Bird has been married to his current wife named Dinah Mattingly since 1989. Larry and Dinah were college friends and both studied at Indiana State University.

Not much is known about their dating life. Though the couple is adopted two children named Conner and Mariah. He has also an older daughter, Corrie from his first marriage. His son, Conner was arrested because he tried to run over his ex-girlfriend but shortly after he released with a few charges.

Body Measurement and Height

Talking about his physique, the former basketball player has a standard height of 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) and weighs is 2s0 lb (100 kg). However, his body measurement is not mentioned on the internet.

Social Media

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