Editing Larry Bird (section)

==Awards and honors==
'''NBA'''
* 3× [[NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|1981}}, {{nbafy|1984}}, {{nbafy|1986}})
* 2× [[Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Finals MVP]] ({{nbafy|1984}}, {{nbafy|1986}})
* 3× [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Most Valuable Player]] ({{nbay|1983|end}}–{{nbay|1985|end}})
* 12× [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1980}}–{{nasg|1988}}, {{nasg|1990}}–{{nasg|1992}})
* [[NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|NBA All-Star Game MVP]] ({{nasg|1982}})
* 9× [[All-NBA First Team]] ({{nbay|1979|end}}–{{nbay|1987|end}})
* [[All-NBA Second Team]] ({{nbay|1989|end}})
* 3× [[NBA All-Defensive Second Team]] ({{nbay|1981|end}}–{{nbay|1983|end}})
* [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|NBA Rookie of the Year]] ({{nbay|1979|end}})
* [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]] ({{nbay|1979|end}})
* 3× [[NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout|NBA Three-Point Contest Champion]] ({{nasg|1986}}–{{nasg|1988}})
* 2× [[List of NBA annual 3-point scoring leaders|NBA Three-Point Scoring Leader]] ({{nbay|1985|end}}, {{nbay|1986|end}})
* 4× [[List of NBA annual free throw percentage leaders#Annual leaders|NBA Free-Throw Percentage Leader]] ([[1983–84 NBA season|1984]], [[1985–86 NBA season|1986]], [[1986–87 NBA season|1987]], [[1989–90 NBA season|1990]])
* 2× [[50–40–90 club]] ({{nbay|1986|end}}, {{nbay|1987|end}})
* 7× [[NBA Player of the Month and Week#Notable Records|NBA Player of the Month]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA Players of the Month |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/pom.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 15× [[NBA Player of the Month and Week#Notable Records|NBA Player of the Week]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA Players of the Week |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/pow.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Named one of the [[50 Greatest Players in NBA History]] in 1996
* Selected to the [[NBA 75th Anniversary Team]] in 2021<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.nba.com/75/player/larry-bird-1449 |title = Larry Bird <nowiki>|</nowiki> NBA's 75 Anniversary |publisher = NBA |access-date = October 21, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211021185434/https://www.nba.com/75/player/larry-bird-1449 |archive-date = October 21, 2021 |url-status = live }}</ref>
* No. 33 [[List of Boston Celtics accomplishments and records#Retired numbers|retired by Boston Celtics]]
* Trophy named in Bird's honor (Larry Bird Trophy) awarded to [[NBA conference finals MVP awards|Eastern Conference Finals MVP]] (established in 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-unveils-redesigned-larry-obrien-bill-russell-trophies-announces-new-conference-finals-mvp-awards/ |title = NBA unveils redesigned Larry O'Brien, Bill Russell trophies, announces new conference finals MVP awards |website = CBSSports.com |date = May 12, 2022 |access-date = May 12, 2022 |archive-date = May 22, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220522093053/https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-unveils-redesigned-larry-obrien-bill-russell-trophies-announces-new-conference-finals-mvp-awards/ |url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[NBA All-Star Game head coach]] ([[1998 NBA All-Star Game|1998]])
* [[NBA Coach of the Year Award|NBA Coach of the Year]] ({{nbay|1997|end}})
* [[NBA Executive of the Year Award|NBA Executive of the Year]] ({{nbay|2011|end}})
* [[NBA Lifetime Achievement Award]] ([[2019 NBA Awards|2019]])
'''USA Basketball'''
* [[1977 Summer Universiade|1977 World University Games]] gold medal
* [[1992 Tournament of the Americas|1992 FIBA Americas Championship]] gold medal
* [[Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1992 Olympic]] gold medal<ref name = "Dream Team">{{cite web |title = 1992 United States Olympic Team |publisher = Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |url = https://hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/1992-united-states-olympic-team |access-date = January 6, 2021 |archive-date = March 31, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220331040701/https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/1992-united-states-olympic-team |url-status = live }}</ref>
'''NCAA'''
* [[1978–79 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team|1979 MVC Regular Season]] Champion
* [[1979 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1979 MVC Tournament]] Champion
* Consensus [[List of U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards|National Player of the Year]] (1979)
** [[John R. Wooden Award]] (1979)
** [[Naismith College Player of the Year]] (1979)
** [[Oscar Robertson Trophy]] (1979)
** [[Adolph Rupp Trophy]] (1979)
** [[Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year|AP College Basketball Player of the Year]] (1979)
** [[The Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year|''Sporting News'' College Basketball Player of the Year]] (1979)
** [[UPI College Basketball Player of the Year]] (1979)
** [[NABC Player of the Year]] (1979)
* 2× [[Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|MVC Player of the Year]] (1978, 1979)
* 2× Consensus first team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1978 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1978]], [[1979 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1979]])
** 2× [[Associated Press|AP]] first team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1978 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1978]], [[1979 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1979]])
** 2× [[National Association of Basketball Coaches|NABC]] first team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1978 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1978]], [[1979 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1979]])
** 2× [[United Press International|UPI]] first team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1978 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1978]], [[1979 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1979]])
** [[U.S. Basketball Writers Association|USBWA]] first team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1979 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1979]])
* [[U.S. Basketball Writers Association|USBWA]] second team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1978 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1978]])
* [[1977 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|NABC third team All-American (1977)]]
* [[1977 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|UPI third team All-American (1977)]]
* 2× first team All-[[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]] (1978, [[1978–79 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team|1979]])
* [[College basketball|NCAA]] [[Basketball scorekeeping|total points]] leader (1979)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Points Men's Yearly Leaders and Records |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/leaders/men/pts-player-yearly.html |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* No. 33 [[Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball#Retired numbers|retired by Indiana State Sycamores]]
'''Media'''
* [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year]] (1986)
* [[Sporting News Athlete of the Year|''Sporting News'' Athlete of the Year]] (1986)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-19 |title=History of The Sporting News' Athlete of the Year awards: Full list of past winners, 1968-2023 {{!}} Sporting News |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/archives/news/sporting-news-athlete-year-awards-full-list-past-winners/b5057b347246de26b7015930 |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=www.sportingnews.com |language=en-us}}</ref>
* 2× [[The Sporting News|''Sporting News'']] NBA MVP (1985, 1986)<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA Sporting News MVP Award Winners |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/tsn_mvp.html |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[The Sporting News|''Sporting News'']] Rookie of the Year (1980)<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award Winners |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/tsn_roy.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[The Sporting News|''Sporting News'']] NBA 1980s All-Decade First Team<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-28 |title=The 1980s All-Decade Team {{!}} Sporting News Canada |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nba/news/the-1980s-all-decade-team/hsxyp0oubis51est67xoi12o1 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=www.sportingnews.com |language=en-ca}}</ref>
* [[Associated Press|AP]] NBA 1980s All-Decade First Team<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-17 |title=Rivals Magic, Bird highlight AP's 1980s all-decade NBA team |url=https://apnews.com/article/nba-sports-philadelphia-76ers-boston-celtics-los-angeles-lakers-7e2e0e88f74fc5f39a9d1c4282fb7ba6 |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
'''[[Halls of Fame]]'''
* Two-time [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] inductee:
** 1998 – individual
** 2010 – member of "The Dream Team"<ref name = "Dream Team" />
* [[National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame]] (inaugural class of 2006)<ref>{{cite web |url = https://collegebasketballexperience.com/members/larry-bird/ |title = Larry Bird |publisher = National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame |access-date = January 6, 2021 |archive-date = February 28, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210228091804/https://collegebasketballexperience.com/members/larry-bird/ |url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame]] (class of 2009 as a member of "The Dream Team")<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.org/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Fame-Members/1992-US-Olympic-Mens-Basketball-Team |title=1992 U.S. OLYMPIC MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM - Team USA.org |access-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815212801/https://www.teamusa.org/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Fame-Members/1992-US-Olympic-Mens-Basketball-Team |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[FIBA Hall of Fame]] (class of 2017 as a member of "The Dream Team")<ref>{{cite web |url = http://fiba.basketball/news/2017-class-of-fiba-hall-of-fame-dream-team |title = 2017 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Dream Team |publisher = FIBA |access-date = January 6, 2021 |archive-date = April 15, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220415051919/https://www.fiba.basketball/news/2017-class-of-fiba-hall-of-fame-dream-team |url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame#Members|Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame]] (inaugural class of 1997)
* [[National High School Hall of Fame]] (class of 1995)