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Tag Archives: Otis Birdsong

Warbling Over Rookie Otis Birdsong, 1978

Almost half a season is gone, and the interesting thing is that Birdsong, while suffering with the team through its losing ways, already has achieved the playing confidence that makes him a potential force for changing the Kings’ ways.

Posted bybobkuskaMarch 27, 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:1970s NBA, Derrick Jackson, Kansas City Kings, Otis Birdsong, Phil Johnson, Richard WashingtonLeave a comment on Warbling Over Rookie Otis Birdsong, 1978

Louis Dunbar: Best of the Big Bunch, 1974

It was an awesome sight for opponents when Dunbar played in the Houston backcourt for a team labeled “the Big Bunch”

Posted bybobkuskaMarch 30, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:1970s NBA, Ed English, Houston Rockets, Louis Dunbar, Otis Birdsong, Steve EngelLeave a comment on Louis Dunbar: Best of the Big Bunch, 1974

Phil Ford: The Greening of a Star, 1980

Cotton Fitzsimmons was named NBA Coach of the Year. Jubilantly, he announced to the world that Phil Ford was the best point guard in the game and probably “the best of his era.”

Posted bybobkuskaFebruary 12, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:1980s NBA, Cotton Fitzsimmons, Dan Lohwasser, Kansas City Kings, Marques Johnson, Otis Birdsong, Phil Ford, Walter DavisLeave a comment on Phil Ford: The Greening of a Star, 1980
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