Is Bob Cousy or Cy Young a Bigger Boston Sports Legend?

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May 3, 2010

Is Bob Cousy or Cy Young a Bigger Boston Sports Legend? Bob Cousy squares off against Cy Young in the first round of Boston's Biggest Sports Legend tournament.

Is Bob Cousy or Cy Young a Bigger Boston Sports Legend?4. Bob CousyA six-time NBA champion and 13-time All-Star, Bob Cousy certainly earned his nickname in Boston as "Mr. Basketball." A Celtic for 13 seasons, Cousy was named league MVP in 1957 as well as being named to the All-NBA First Team 10 times and the All-NBA Second Team two times. He led the league in assists eight consecutive seasons, earned All-Star MVP honors in 1954 and 1957 and was named to the league's 25th, 35th and 50th anniversary teams. Cousy was named head coach of Boston College in 1963, and in six seasons, he led the team to a 117-38 record. He also spent time as a broadcaster for the Celtics, and his No. 14 is retired by the team.

Is Bob Cousy or Cy Young a Bigger Boston Sports Legend?13. Cy YoungWhen your name is synonymous with excellence, chances are you were a pretty impressive performer. "Impressive" just begins to describe Cy Young, the pitcher who defined what it meant to be an ace before the term existed. Young collected 286 wins in the National League prior to joining the Boston Americans in 1901. There, he went 192-112 over eight seasons, pitching more than 2,700 innings and striking out 1,341 batters. Young helped lead the Americans to the first World Series title in baseball history, going 2-1 with a 1.85 ERA against the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1903. His 511 wins are nearly 100 more than anyone else, and he's thrown 1,300 more innings than anybody. His 749 complete games also are the most ever, and shortly after his death in 1955, the Cy Young Award was created to honor baseball's best pitcher every year.

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