Why people recommend it
Bob Cousy by Rob Kirkpatrick is a biographical work that explores the life of the legendary Boston Celtics point guard alongside the broader history of the National Basketball Association. Bill Burr frequently mentioned reading this book across multiple episodes of the Monday Morning Podcast between early 2019 and early 2020. On April 28, 2019, Burr brought up the biography while discussing how men process past grief compared to women, noting Cousy's status as one of the greatest Celtics and basketball players of all time. He mentioned the book again on December 23, 2019, explaining that he was reading about Cousy and Bill Russell while simultaneously consuming a broader history of the NBA and the Boston Celtics. On January 27, 2020, Burr provided a more detailed reflection on his reading experience, noting that the volume serves as both a dual biography and a subtle history of the NBA from its very beginnings. He highlighted the book's candid examination of the horrific racial prejudice that Bill Russell had to endure throughout his legendary career, showing how the sports biography opened his eyes to the deep social context surrounding early professional basketball.
Who recommended it
- Bill Burr Recommended
Bill Burr — 3 mentions
“I read that book I mentioned earlier this year I read that book about Bill Russell and Bob Cousy and it's as much as it's about them and all the racial horrific stuff that Bill Russell had to go through it's also subtly a history of the NBA from the beginning”
“it was also because right when he did that I was reading this great book on Bob Cousy and Bill Russell which was also a history of the NBA and the Boston Celtics all at the same time”
“I mean I was reading this book on Bob Cousy he's one of the great Celtics and Bill Russell right one of the greatest players of all time”
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Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“so I I finished this book on Bob Cousy and Bill Russell that I really enjoyed and I'm gonna give it to a buddy of mine because I don't like keeping books they're [ __ ] heavy”