Sunday, 22 December 2024
Bob Cousy
- Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Athletes 2024
- Sport(s): Basketball
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Statistics:
6 NBA Championships (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 & 1963)
1 NBA MVP (1957)
10 All-NBA First Team Selections (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 & 1961)
13 All-Star Games (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 & 1963)
2 NBA Assists Title (1948)
NCAA Champion (1947)
1-Time First Team All-American (1947)
16,960 NBA Points
4,786 NBA Rebounds
6,955 NBA Assists
Member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame
Number retired by the Boston Celtics
Number retired by Holy Cross
Named to the NBA 25th Anniversary Team
Named to the NBA 35th Anniversary Team
Named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team
Named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team -
An All-American at Holy Cross, Bob Cousy was dubbed the “Houdini of the Hardcourt” for his playmaking skills and evolution of basketball passing. Cousy became a legend with the Boston Celtics, which is fascinating considering that Celtics coach Red Auerbach and Celtics owner Walter A. Brown never wanted Cousy at all.
They passed on him in the 1950 Draft, and when the team that took him, Tri-Cities, folded, the Celtics brass were upset that he was assigned to Boston. As both Auerbach and Brown would later admit, they were wrong.
Cousy would become the best guard in the sport and the cornerstone of which the dynasty was built. Auerbach continued to add stars, and Cousy, the man Boston did not want, won an MVP and led the Celtics to their first NBA Championship in 1957. The 13-time All-Star and 10-time First Team All-NBA Selection led the Celtics to five more NBA titles.
We are proud to nominate Bob Cousy for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.
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