Jerry Bird
Encyclopedia
Jerry Lee Bird is a retired American basketball
player.
He played collegiately for the University of Kentucky.
He was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1956 NBA Draft
.
He played for the New York Knicks
(1958–59) in the NBA
for 11 games.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player.
He played collegiately for the University of Kentucky.
He was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1956 NBA Draft
1956 NBA Draft
The 1956 NBA Draft was the 10th annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on April 30, 1956 before the 1956–57 season. In this draft, eight NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players...
.
He played for the New York Knicks
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
(1958–59) in the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
for 11 games.