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Career-highlights

1979 - Collegiate Player of the Year awards from Associated Press, United Press International, and National Association of Coaches. He also won the John Wooden Award. This award is given to the nation’s best college basketball player.

1979 - College Player of Year at Indiana. 

1980 - He was NBA Rookie of the Year. Bird was named to the All-NBA First Team.  

1982 - All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.
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1984 - Career high 17 assists in a win against the Golden State Warriors and was named Finals MVP and league MVP for the first time.

1986 - Bird won the inaugural long-distance shootout at All-Star Weekend. Other awards to follow were third consecutive MVP award, Finals MVP award.

1987 - He won second straight long-distance shootout at All-Star Weekend. He became first player in NBA history to shoot .500 from the floor and .900 from the free-throw line.

1988 - Won third and final All-Star Weekend long-distance shootout; Finished the season with a career high of 29.9 points per game.
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1990 - Bird collected 5,000th assist of his career against the Charlotte Hornets. He also scored the 20,000th point of his career against the Washington Bullets.

1992 - Won gold medal in Barcelona as a member of the original Dream Team; announced his retirement, finishing his career with 21,791 points, 8,974 rebounds, and 5,695 assists. 

1997 - Bird became the head coach of the Indiana Pacers, signing a five-year, $22.5 million deal.

1998 - Named NBA Coach of the Year, having led the Pacers to a 58-24 record, the best in franchise history; coached the East to a win in the All-Star game; Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame

2000- Lead Pacers to NBA Finals, but stood by his previous decision to retire after three years as coach.

2003- Joined the Pacers as president of basketball operations.