{"id":4196,"date":"2025-11-05T15:12:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/?p=4196"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:06:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:06:35","slug":"larry-bird-high-school-yearbook-photo-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/larry-bird-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry Bird High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"celeb_name\">Larry Bird<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Former Professional Athlete, Basketball Player, Coach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Birthdate:&nbsp;<\/strong>Dec 07, 1956<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>High School:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Springs-Valley-High-School\/17303?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Springs Valley High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yearbooks:<\/strong>&nbsp;1974<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Yearbook photos of Larry Bird from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Springs-Valley-High-School\/17303?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Springs Valley High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"4222\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/larry-bird-yearbook-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Bird senior yearbook photo\" class=\"wp-image-4222\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"4223\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/larry-bird-image.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Bird high school All-Star\" class=\"wp-image-4223\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"4224\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/larry-bird-picture.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Bird high school sports candid\" class=\"wp-image-4224\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"4225\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/larry-bird-high-school-yearbook.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Bird high school basketball action shot\" class=\"wp-image-4225\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"4226\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/larry-bird-photograph.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Bird playing high school basketball\" class=\"wp-image-4226\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"4227\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/larry-bird-high-school.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Bird high school basketball team photo\" class=\"wp-image-4227\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"4228\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/larry-bird-teenager.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Bird accepting a high school basketball award\" class=\"wp-image-4228\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"4229\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/young-larry-bird.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Bird award for high school basketball\" class=\"wp-image-4229\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"4230\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/larry-bird-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Bird in the 1974 Springs Valley High School yearbook\" class=\"wp-image-4230\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Springs-Valley-High-School\/51208?page=12&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Springs-Valley-High-School\/51208?page=114&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Springs-Valley-High-School\/51208?page=94&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Springs-Valley-High-School\/51208?page=92&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Springs-Valley-High-School\/51208?page=92&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Springs-Valley-High-School\/51208?page=92&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Larry Joe Bird<\/strong>&nbsp;(born December 7, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player. He graduated with the class of 1974 from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Springs-Valley-High-School\/17303?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Springs Valley High School<\/a>&nbsp;in French Lick, Indiana. In high school, he was an All-Star basketball player with the second leading state scorer and the third leading state rebounder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NBA, Most Valuable Player, 1984-1986<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NBA, Coach of the Year Award, 1998<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NBA, Executive of the Year Award, 2012<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/celebrities\/\">Celeb Yearbook Blogs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/scottie-pippen-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Scottie Pippen High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/magic-johnson-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Magic Johnson High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/charles-barkley-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Charles Barkley High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Wikipedia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Bird Former Professional Athlete, Basketball Player, Coach Birthdate:&nbsp;Dec 07, 1956 High School:&nbsp;Springs Valley High School Yearbooks:&nbsp;1974 Yearbook photos of Larry Bird from&nbsp;Springs Valley High School &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Larry Joe Bird&nbsp;(born December 7, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player. He graduated with the class of 1974 from&nbsp;Springs Valley High School&nbsp;in French Lick, Indiana. 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