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When Larry Bird was in high school, his father committed suicide: “My dad gave up on not only himself, but us kids”
That's the way I looked at it then and the way I look at it now," Bird remarked, per Men's Health. Larry was one of six children born to parents Georgia and Joe. Their relationship was tumultuous ...
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“Call it George Brett syndrome” - How Larry Bird's brothers played a pivotal role in him becoming a great basketball player
"Younger brothers often make the best ballplayers.... Children who grow up chasing ... third baseman had three ball-playing brothers). Larry Bird was a classic case," Shaughnessy wrote.