Kevin McHale

Birth Name:

Kevin Edward McHale

Birth Place:

Hibbing, Minnesota, United States

Profession

Actor

In 1996, he was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
Was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999
The University of Minnesota offered him one of the three scholarships the NCAA allowed them to give out that year
When he started high school, he was primarily interested in hockey, but after an unexpected growth spurt he began to excel at basketball
His high school coach Gary Addington helped him gain control over his newly gangly build by playing one-on-one basketball with him
Was drafted third overall in the 1980 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics
Quote: "Playing professional basketball was great․ It was the greatest job in the world․ But it didn't make me a different person․"
Quote: "[on playing for the Celtics] "We played the game, I thought, the way it should have been played․ Those were absolutely the best days of my life․""
Known for the front line he formed with Larry Bird and Robert Parish
Spent 13 years playing for the NBA's Boston Celtics

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