Statue of Larry Bird erected on Indiana State campus

Larry Bird has played for Indiana State leading the team to the NCAA Final in 1979. And earlier this week, his statue at Indiana State Campus was unveiled.

Per Indystar, A 15-foot-tall bronze statue of Larry Bird has been erected at Indiana State University more than three decades after the basketball great led the school to a national championship game.

The 1,900-pound statue, tethered to steel cables, was lowered into place with a crane Monday outside the Terre Haute campus’ Hulman Center while sculptor Bill Wolfe and others watched.

Bird led Indiana State to a national championship game in 1979, although the Sycamores lost the NCAA title to Magic Johnson’s Michigan State team. Bird, who grew up in French Lick, Ind., went on to star for the Boston Celtics and become one of greatest players in NBA history.


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