Dave Cowens

Dave Cowens is one of my favorite kinds of athletes: the undersized center who refused to play small. At 6'9", he banged with the giants of his era, won Rookie of the Year in 1971 and MVP in 1973, and anchored those great Boston Celtics teams with relentless motor rather than sheer size. I love that he leaned on hustle, mobility, and grit instead of physical dominance, and that he later coached, staying a basketball lifer. Players who win on effort over measurables age beautifully in memory, and Cowens is exactly that sort of enduring figure to me.

Name (English)

Dave Cowens

Name (Japanese)

デイブ・コーウェンス

Reading

でいぶ・こーうぇんす

Born

October 25, 1948 (age 77)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rat

Origin

Newport, Kentucky, United States

Height

206 cm

Occupation

basketball player / basketball coach

High school

Newport Central Catholic High School

University

Florida State University

Awards & achievements

• 1971 NBA All-Rookie Team
• 1971 NBA Rookie of the Year Award
• 1973 NBA Most Valuable Player Award
• 1973 NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award
• 1976 NBA All-Defensive Team

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%20Cowens
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q264393

Tags

• Kentucky
• basketball player
• basketball coach

Last updated

2026-06-21

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