Robert Parish

Basketball Player

Birthday August 30, 1953

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Shreveport, LA

Age 70 years old

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About

NBA center nicknamed "The Chief," who helped the Boston Celtics win three NBA Championships from 1981 to 1986. He was named to nine NBA All-Star teams and in 2003, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Before Fame

Due to an egregious action by the NCAA, he became a college superstar at Centenary with no one to watch or notice his feats.

Trivia

He set an NBA record by playing in 1,611 regular season games.

Family Life

He had one child with Nancy Saad, whom he divorced in 1990.

Associated With

He and Kevin McHale were longtime front court partners for the Celtics.