Legendary NBA Player and Coach is Dead

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Chris Ford has played in the NBA and coached there.

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This week he left this world.

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He was 74 years old.

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With the Pistons, who had drafted him in the second round, Ford began his NBA career.

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After settling down in the Motor City for a while,

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There was a transaction that sent him to the Celtics.

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He played for the team that won the championship in 1981.

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Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, and Larry Bird were all members of that team.

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