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The Garbage Man Who Became An NBA Legend

If you mention the name Larry Bird today, your mind probably goes straight to the Boston Garden. You think of the three-time MVP, the legendary trash talker, and the man who, along with Magic Johnson, literally saved the NBA from the brink of collapse in the 1980s. But in the fall of 1975, the "legend" of Larry Bird was almost over before it even started. While other future stars were honing their skills in elite programs, 19-year-old Larry Bird was back in French Lick, wearing a city work uniform instead of a jersey. Having walked away from a major scholarship, he took a job as a local garbage man. For an entire year, one of the greatest geniuses in basketball history was content hauling trash and painting park benches for a few hundred dollars a month—convinced his future was pouring concrete, not making the Hall of Fame. How does that much potential just walk away? And what was it about his blue-collar roots—and a series of raw personal tragedies—that fueled the most competitive fire the game has ever seen?