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My Take
Bob Cousy is where my mental history of the modern point guard begins. Before flashy passing was normal, he was threading no-look feeds and running Boston's offense with a showman's imagination, winning the 1957 MVP and stacking All-NBA selections year after year. What I admire is that his flair was never empty decoration; it served winning, and the Celtics dynasty grew out of his floor leadership. A Manhattan kid who made it through Holy Cross to basketball immortality, he proved creativity could be a weapon in a rigid era. Every behind-the-back pass thrown today owes him a small royalty, and I mean that as the highest compliment.
Overview
Robert Joseph Cousy ( 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bob Cousy
- Name (Japanese)
- ボブ・クージー
- Reading
- ぼぶ・くーじー
- Born
- August 9, 1928 (age 97)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dragon
- Origin
- Manhattan, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / basketball coach / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Andrew Jackson High School
- University
- College of the Holy Cross
Awards & achievements
- 1952 All-NBA Team
- 1953 All-NBA Team
- 1954 NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award
- 1957 NBA Most Valuable Player Award
- 1954 All-NBA Team
- 1955 All-NBA Team
- 1956 All-NBA Team
- 1957 NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.