Robert Parish

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Robert Parish (born on October 30, 1953 in Shreveport, Louisiana), is a former American basketball center.


After a discreet Career at Centenary College, Parish was drafted in the first round of the 1976 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors, before being sent to the Boston Celtics, where he played his best basketbal years. Playing 14 years with the Celtics from 1980 to 1994, he won three NBA titles (1981, 1984 and 1986) teaming with legendary small forward Larry Bird, and, from 1983 to 1992 with Kevin McHale. The trio is regarded by many as the best frontcourt in NBA history.

He played two more seasons with the Charlotte Hornets and retired aged 43 after his fourth NBA title, won with the Chicago Bulls in 1997. He is the oldest player to ever play a NBA Game, and his 1,611 games played are unmatched.

As a person, Parish was known for his flegmatic and dignified demeanor. He was consequently nicknamed Chief as a reference to the stoic Native American Chief in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. As a player, he was known as a very versatile center, using his impressive (7' 1) size in defense to contain opposite players, while be able to launch precise shoots from outside the paint and to finish fast breaks thanks of his speed, quite uncanny for a man of his size.

His trademark was his curious jump shoot who used a very high curve before falling through the net.

For all his achievements, Parish was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.