Larry Bird personified hustle consistency and execution in all areas of play throughout his 13-year career with the Boston Celtics--as a scorer distributor rebounder defender and most importantly for the Boston faithful a clutch performer who wanted the ball with the game on the line. Few played harder than Bird who would leap into the stands and over press tables for loose balls. Never bashful on the court he would often tell his opponents exactly what he was going to do and that there was nothing they could do to stop him. "Larry Legend” is arguably the greatest small forward in NBA history.

Featured here is the Bird's game-worn road warm-up jacket from one of his best seasons as a pro in 1986-87 when he averaged 28.1 points 9.2 rebounds and 7.6 assists while becoming the first ever member of the elite 50-40-90 club. Bird shot 52.5% from the field 40% from 3-point range and a league-best 91 % from the line. The Celtics were Eastern Conference Champions once again this time falling to the rival Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals four games to two. The green 100% Nylon button-down jacket comes in size 46 and is properly tagged by MacGregor Sand-Knit with the "Designed & Tailored Exclusively for the Boston Celtics" label. “CELTICS” is heat-pressed across the front in white with a gold border. The Celtics cloverleaf is heat-pressed on each shoulder in the same format.  The NBA logo is embroidered on the right chest. "BIRD” is sewn across the back in green tackle twill on a white nameplate. Green and white knit trim is found on the elastic collar and sleeves. It shows light to moderate wear and has aged well. Bird has signed the left clover in faded black marker.

This warm-up along with his game-worn uniform (Lot 72) and Converse Weapons (Lot 74) were displayed for several years at the Larry Bird Ford-Lincoln-Mercury dealership in Martinsville Indiana not too far from Bird's early stomping grounds and alma mater. A newspaper article promoting the dealership's grand opening in Nov. 1987 describes "a replica of his locker which contains the shoes and uniform he wore in last year's NBA playoffs." There is even photo evidence of this exact locker set-up in an April '88 Dealer World magazine. As if that wasn't enough all items come directly from a former employee of the dealership who took possession of them when the Bird partnership ended. He still works at the dealership now called Hoosier Ford. A terrific Bird piece fresh to the market with superb provenance.

Letter of Provenance from dealership employee. Pre-certified by PSA/DNA (auto).