ABOUT LARRY BIRD
It has been announced that Larry Bird net worth has an estimate of 45 million dollars. He is known as one of the most professional and skillful basketball players and also a basketball coach. Born in Indiana, the United States, Larry Bird is memorable as a member of a team Boston Celtics, where he spent his thirteenth season. Talking about his winnings, he mostly succeeded as a champion in such competitions and leagues as NBA, NBA MVP and NBA All-Star. Larry Bird was an NBA champion for three times.
He was also a champion of NBA MVP for three times and even twelve times a champion in the NBA All-Star. Such recognition also added a lot of money to the overall amount of Larry Bird net worth. After he retired from basketball, he still got involved into it as a coach and he coaches Indiana Pacers team for the third year in a row. Moreover, he got a position as a manager of the team’s operations. However, although Larry Bird was considered as one of the best basketball players of all time, his yearly salary did not show that at all. He barely got 26 million dollars as his annual salary. Larry Bird whose real name is Larry Joe Bird was born in 1956. He finished Indiana State University.
Talking about his marital status, Larry Bird was married to Dinah Mattingly but the couple divorced some time later. Together they have three children named Mariah, Connor and Corrie. Moreover, talking more about his basketball career, Larry Bird can be proud to be the only NBA player who was named as the coach of the year, the most valuable player of the year and also the executive of the year. The coach of the year award was given to him due to his successful managing of the Indiana Pacers team, which he announced to be coaching for three years. It also added a lot of revenue to the total amount of Larry Bird net worth.
Also, his net worth was said to be reduced in 2012, it was announced to have an estimate of 25 million dollars which is almost half the size he had before. The main reason why Larry Bird had to retire from basketball career was because he was diagnosed with chronic disease. Moreover, Larry Bird participated in the Summer Olympics in 1992 and was one of the members of the Dream Team. Thus, although today Larry Bird net worth is said to be reduced, he had a splendid career as a basketball player, which gained him popularity and fame all around the world.
