Larry Bird

Canadian football player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroCanadian football player
PlacesCanada
isFootball player Athlete Canadian football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth17 October 1945
Age79 years
Star signLibra
Education
Western University
Sports Teams
Western Mustangs football
Edmonton Elks
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The details

Biography

Larry Bird (born October 17, 1945) is a Canadian former professional football player who was an offensive lineman for nine seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL), primarily for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, from 1967 through 1978.

Bird was born in Big River, Saskatchewan, and did not know about football until moving to Viking, Alberta, at age 13. He played two years of junior football with the Edmonton Huskies. He joined the University of Alberta's Golden Bears afterwards, earning all-star honors as a guard. Bird was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos, but instead completed his education at the University of Western Ontario. He played two season with their Mustangs football team, and was named their most valuable player in 1969.

Bird signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1970. He was moved to centre in Game 5 of 1971. Standing at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 230 pounds (100 kg), he continued to play undersized at the position. He was inducted into the Roughriders Plaza of Honor in 2002.

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