Robert joseph cousy cooz, houdini of the hardwood, flenchy position. Making his high school varsity squad as a junior, he went on to earn a scholarship to the college of the holy cross, where he led the crusaders to berths in the 1948 ncaa tournament and 1950 ncaa tournament and was named an ncaa allamerican for 3 seasons. Not until they saw him on tv standing next to captain kangaroo. Washington president donald trump presented 91yearold basketball legend bob cousy with the presidential medal of freedom on thursday, praising the boston celtics star as one of the alltime greats in the history of sports. Kentucky mens basketball sophomore guard ashton hagans is one of 10 midseason finalists for the 2020 bob cousy. Growing up cousy bob cousys daughters reminisce about their extraordinary upbringing by john gearan 65. It is always a little misleading to talk about the astonishing things bob cousy can.
Cousy played for the celtics from 1950 to 1963, winning six league championships and the 1957 mvp title. Old bob died on monday may 11, 2020 and his death was possibly because of old age. Consider that for much of the 1950s, prior to the modernizing of a lot of the equipment and the offensive schemes of the nba, teams had a much lower shooting percentage as a. Noted sport historian mitt romneys top 20 athletes of the last century. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
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He was named a consensus firstteam allamerican in 1950. Bob cousy, sport magazine january 1960 myvintagephotos. After missie started suffering from dementia about a dozen years ago, cousy. Tricities blackhawks, 1st round 3rd pick, 3rd overall, 1950 nba draft.
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