WHAT DO THEY KNOW, ANYWAY?

Early Assessments

Larry Bird--”too slow” (Kentucky)-x

John Unitas--”too light” (Notre Dame)

Hank Greenberg--”clumsy, uncoordinated” (Giants)

George Mikan--”not good enough” (Notre Dame)

Gordie Howe--”we’re not interested” (Rangers)

Sandy Koufax--”we’re not interested” (Giants)

x-Indiana’s assessment was Bird “needed a jump shot”

Source: World Features Syndicate