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Bob Cousy became effectively ambidextrous after falling out of a tree at age twelve and breaking his right hand. The injury forced him to play left-handed until it healed, which shaped his entire playing style before he ever stepped onto an NBA floor.
Bob Cousy held his retirement ceremony on March seventeenth, nineteen sixty-three inside a packed Boston Garden. The event became known as the Boston Tear Party when the crowd's response overwhelmed him and extended his planned seven-minute farewell to twenty minutes.
Bob Cousy received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump on August twenty-second, two thousand nineteen. This honor recognized his contributions to basketball following his Hall of Fame career and advocacy for player rights.
Bob Cousy refused to report to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks because he wanted to establish a driving school in Worcester, Massachusetts. He demanded a salary of ten thousand dollars from owner Ben Kerner but walked away when Kerner offered only six thousand dollars.
Bob Cousy won eight consecutive assist titles during his tenure with Boston. These numbers came despite the fact that the NBA had not yet introduced the shot clock which put prolific assist givers at a disadvantage.