Robert Joseph Cousy (/ ˈkuːzi / KOO-zee, born August 9, 1928) is an American former professional basketball player. He played point guard for the Boston Celtics from 1950 to 1963, and briefly with the Cincinnati Royals during the 1969–70 season.

Nov 7, 2019 · Boston topped the league with 44 victories, swept Syracuse, then beat St. Louis in an exhausting seven games. Finally winning a championship, he said, was like a huge weight lifted off him.

Though the Celtics lost the 1958 NBA Finals to St. Louis, Cousy went on to win five more NBA championships with the Celtics from 1959 to 1963. Cousy retired from basketball in 1963 at the age of 35.

Sep 13, 2021 · Bob Cousy was a playmaking maestro in the NBA's early days and a crucial part of Boston's 6 championship teams, too. In 1960, after admiring his play for a decade,...

Mar 13, 2024 · Bob Cousy, after 13 seasons as an All-Star in the National Basketball Association, was ready for his first game as a college coach. A few years from now, when the movie is finally made, it...

Apr 14, 2022 · It was late afternoon on a mid-September day in New York as I walked west on Forty-second Street to keep an appointment with Bob Cousy, the brilliant backcourt star of the NBA champion Boston Celtics.

Robert Joseph "Bob" Cousy (August 9, 1928 - ) is a former American professional basketball player who, as point guard with the National Basketball Association 's Boston Celtics from 1951 to 1963, led the team to six NBA championships.

Local hero Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics wins the game's MVP award. St. Louis finished ahead of Fort Wayne and Minneapolis by defeating them in tiebreaker matches. x – clinched playoff spot. Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

Jun 27, 2018 · Known as "the Houdini of the Hardwood," Bob Cousy (born 1928) was a pioneer in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Many consider him the definitive point guard and an excellent playmaker, one of the best ever to play the game of basketball.

Robert E. Lee Pettit Jr. (/ ˈpɛtɪt / PET-it; born December 12, 1932) [2] is an American former professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the NBA, all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965). In 1956, he became the first recipient of the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award and he won the award again in 1959.