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Bob Cousy

Chronology

1928	Born August 9 to Joseph and Julliette Cousy
1940	Moves from Manhattan to St. Albans, Queens
1941	Learns the game of basketball for first time
1941	Breaks arm in fall from tree; learns how to dribble and shoot with other arm
1942	Invited back on high school team by coach
1945-46	Wins city scoring championship as a high school senior
1946	Enters Holy Cross as scholarship player
1947-48	Becomes known as one of best-known players in college basketball
1949-50	Plays on Holy Cross team that wins 26 straight games
1950	Graduates from Holy Cross with a B.S. in business
1950	Drafted in first round by Tri-Cities Blackhawks, traded immediately to Chicago Stags; ends up with Boston Celtics when Stags disband
1950-51	Helps Celtics improve from one of worst teams to a team with a winning record
1956	Becomes first NBA player to appear on cover of Sports Illustrated
1956-57	Wins first NBA Championship with the Celtics
1962-63	Retires from game at age 35
1963	Takes position as head coach of Boston College, where he remains until 1969
1969	Hired by Cincinnati Royals (later the Kansas City Kings). Plays for one season as player coach
1974	Retires from coaching
1974	Begins long run as color commentator for the Celtics
1974-79	Serves as commissioner of the American Soccer League
1989	Named president of Boston Celtics
1994	Appears in movie Blue Chips, a film about corruption in recruitment of college basketball players