Bob Cousy
Bob Cousy
Robert Joseph "Bob" Cousyis an American retired professional basketball player. Cousy played point guard with the Boston Celtics from 1950 to 1963 and briefly with the Cincinnati Royals in the 1969–70 season. Cousy first demonstrated his basketball abilities while playing for his high school varsity team in his junior year. He obtained 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth9 August 1928
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful at anything you put your mind to
Do your best when no one is looking.
That seemed to be the case with most of the teams based in the smaller towns - the fans were more rabid, and they wanted to literally kill the opposition.
The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all.
There were riots in just about every game we played with Syracuse.
Cooper was my road roommate, and also happened to be the first African American player drafted by a National Basketball Association team.
We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league.
We hung out on the streets, played stickball, and did all of the things that other kids did.
We lived in Yorkville until 1940, at which point we moved into the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens.
We lived in Yorkville, which is located on the East End of Manhattan. It's further east than Hell's Kitchen, and back then it was the kind of place where the roaches and cockroaches were big enough to carry away small children.
We played every night. Sometimes we'd stay overnight after a game, but we'd usually drive on to our next destination.
French was my first language.
Russell joined the team in December, 1956, following the Olympics.
Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.