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Robert joseph bob cousy born august 9, 1928 is an american retired professional basketball player and member of the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame. Cousy seemingly had eyes in the back of his head, and he was the first player to. Making his high school varsity squad as a junior, he went on to earn a scholarship to the college of the holy cross, where he led the crusaders to berths in the 1948 ncaa tournament and 1950 ncaa tournament and was named an ncaa allamerican for 3 seasons. Cmg is a leader and pioneer in its field, with over 37 years of experience arranging licensing agreements for hundreds of personalities and brands in various industries, including sports, entertainment, music, and more. Marie missie cousy, the wife of nba legend bob cousy, passed away last week. A bob cousy timeline holy cross magazine college of the holy. Cousy played for the celtics from 1950 to 1963, winning six league championships and the 1957 mvp title. Aj reeves alpha diallo andy katz asbury park press big east media day big east preseason poll big east shootaround bob cousy award preseason watch list dana oneil david duke ed cooley ed cooley radio show emmitt holt friar friday news and notes jay alter jerry carino joe hassett john fanta john rooke jon nyatawa josh newman. Bob cousy advanced stats nba player profile page from. American athletes of the century archive, sur espn. Find bob cousys phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. His success continued at the professional level as a sixtime nba champion 1957, 19591963, nba most valuable player 1957 and. Russell rules by bill russell audiobook highbridge audio. He was named a consensus firstteam allamerican in 1950.
Using stock footage, oncamera interviews, and photographs of their athletic lives, who grew up. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Bob cousy, byname of robert joseph cousy, born aug. Cousy played point guard with the boston celtics from 1950 to 1963 and briefly with the cincinnati royals in the 196970 season. In 1996, cousy was named to the 50 greatest players in nba history list. Bob cousy article about bob cousy by the free dictionary.
Jul 1, 1963 bob cousy, previously with the boston celtics, became a free agent. Kentucky mens basketball sophomore guard ashton hagans is one of 10 midseason finalists for the 2020 bob cousy. Jan 19, 2016 robert joseph bob cousy born august 9, 1928 is an american retired professional basketball player. Cousy played point guard with the boston celtics from 1950 to 1963 and briefly with the. Bob cousys phone number, email, address, public records. Bob cousy the official licensing website for bob cousy.
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Filled with rousing personal and professional anecdotes and neverbeforerevealed stories of his glory days playing with the celtics greats bob cousy, tommy heinsohn, and sam jones and their legendary coach red auerbach, russell rules is both a fascinating sports memoir and an inspiring testament to the power of teamwork, commitment, and. Bob cousy is to the art of passing a basketball what babe ruth was to the. Photo reprint of bob cousy from the cover of sport magazine march 1953. Bald and austere, and hailing from the sports mecca of the usa, las vegas. To download a demo copy with timecode, rightclicksave. Century as voted on by a panel of sports journalists. Bob cousy coaching record college basketball at sports. As a licensing agent for bob cousy, cmg worldwide is dedicated to maintaining and developing a positive brand image for our client. Bob cousy player profile, cincinnati royals, nba stats. Bob cousys sendoff still resonates 50 years later the. Nearly two thousand men named bob have played in major american sports. Tricities blackhawks, 1st round 3rd pick, 3rd overall, 1950 nba draft. Cousy seemingly had eyes in the back of his head, and he was the first player to regularly. Enter this dizzyingly feelgood sports movie in which a troubled coach gene hackman motivates a group of underdog 1950s indiana high schoolers to play the best basketball of their lives by.
A college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive. Robert joseph bob cousy born august 9, 1928 is an american retired professional basketball player. While the exterior of the bag is designed with robust plasitsol, the interior is made of. Bob cousy born on august 9th, 1928 1 was an sportsperson who was best known for being a celebrity. Not until they saw him on tv standing next to captain kangaroo. Bob cousy was inducted into the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame in 1971. The naismith memorial basketball hall of fame announced today the 20 watch list candidates for the 2018 bob cousy point guard of the year. Basketball is my life hardcover january 1, 1958 by al cousy, bob, and hirshberg author 5. The bob xls design features a longer torso than the original bob. The author tells you about cousys life and his legendary career with the nba national basketball association boston celtics which is located in massachusetts.
Washington president donald trump presented 91yearold basketball legend bob cousy with the presidential medal of freedom on thursday, praising the boston celtics star as one of the alltime greats in the history of sports. Basketball hall of famer bob cousy entered the nba in 1950, and became the foundation of the great boston coltic teams of the 50s and 60s. In retirement, bob was the commissioner of the american soccer league during the late 1970s and has been a. This story about bob cousy mourning his wife will break. It still may rank as the best sendoff in boston sports history. Bob cousy college stats college basketball at sports.
Cousy was not necessarily a bad player in fact, given the era that he played in, he was actually a pretty good shooter. Photo reprint of bob cousy from the cover of sport magazine january 1960. Old bob died on monday may 11, 2020 and his death was possibly because of old age. Focus on body shot training and kicks with centurys bob body opponent bag.
Boston celtics 19501963, cincinnati royals 19691970. Nov 18, 1969 bob cousy was acquired by the cincinnati royals from the boston celtics in a signandtrade. Robert joseph cousy cooz, houdini of the hardwood, flenchy born. In retirement, bob was the commissioner of the american soccer league during the late 1970s and has been a color analyst for the celtics since the 1980s. Andrew jackson in cambria heights, new york college. Marie and ticia cousy had not been acutely aware of their dads fame. A college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order. Robert joseph cousy cooz, houdini of the hardwood, flenchy position. It is always a little misleading to talk about the astonishing things bob cousy can. Bob cousy, sport magazine january 1960 myvintagephotos. The century bob body opponent bag comes with an additional base whereby it can be set up on. Bob cousy is to the art of passing a basketball what babe ruth was to the skill of hitting a home run. The book i currently finished is called bob cousy and the author, who is a great one is rob kirkpatrick.
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Cousy, who was inducted into the basketball hall of fame in 1971, was commissioner of the american soccer league from 1974 to 1979, and he has been a color analyst on celtics telecasts since the. Jerry west vs bob cousy comparison nba comparisons. Bob cousy celebrity profile check out the latest bob cousy photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Shop for century bob punching bag online at target. Bob cousy played for holy cross from 19461950 winning an ncaa championship in 1947.
Check out bob cousy career offensive and defensive statistics advanced statsincluding ppg, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks as part of whatifsports free simmatchup basketball. Please write the details of bob cousy s obit here and tell us as much as you can about the biography below. Robert joseph cousy is an american retired professional basketball player. Bob cousy, sport magazine march 1953 myvintagephotos. Growing up cousy bob cousys daughters reminisce about their extraordinary upbringing by john gearan 65.
Bob cousy, bob gibson, david carr, doc gooden, josh beckett, leigh montville, roger clemens, sandy koufax, tommy heinsohn leave a comment before we rush out to canonize josh beckett just yet, lets take a look at the numbers. 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. In 1999, espn counted down the top 50 athletes of the 20th century, selected from north american athletes and voted on by a panel of. Sportscentury, an espn biography program, names cousy to its top 100.
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