[DOC] [TLE] Magic Johnson - Wikipedia [PAR] Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American retired 
professional ... Johnson was honored as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA 
History in 1996. ... star Larry Bird, whom he faced in the 1979 NCAA finals and 
three NBA .... where they advanced to the championship game and faced Indiana 
State,... [DOC] [TLE] NBA Rookie of the Year Award - Wikipedia [PAR] The National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual 
National ... Twenty-one winners were drafted first overall. Fourteen winners have 
also won the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award ... college basketball at 
Wake Forest, Irving moved to the United States at age 2, and ... DP #, Draft pick 
number. [DOC] [TLE] 1979 NBA draft - Wikipedia [PAR] Magic Johnson was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Lakers. The 1979 
NBA draft was the 33rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 
The draft was held on June 25, 1979, before the 197980 season. In this draft, 22 
NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college ... Magic Johnson from 
Michigan State University, one of the "hardship" players,... [DOC] [TLE] 1979: The deepest NBA Draft ever (that never really happened ... [PAR] Jun 25, 2014 ... No. 1 pick Earvin "Magic" Johnson went to the Los Angeles Lakers ... 
championship with a win over Indiana State and its star player Larry ... But 
instead of having three first-round picks for the 1979 draft, ... Impact: Auerbach 
was enamored with Sampson in 1980 after the big man's freshman year at 
Virginia. [DOC] [TLE] NBA Draft: Best Picks, Biggest Busts and Outright Steals - MaxPreps [PAR] Jun 25, 2009 ... No. 1 draft picks in the NBA seem to follow one of two paths. ... championships 
and much fame and fortune, as players like Tim Duncan, Magic Johnson ... 
Played sparingly in his rookie year for the Capitals, but the team folded and 
Sharman ... Steal  Gene Conley, Washington State by Boston in Round 10. [DOC] [TLE] Larry Bird - Coach, Famous Basketball Players - Biography.com [PAR] Dec 5, 2015 ... His friendship and rivalry with Magic Johnson began in the NCAA ... State 
University before joining the NBA's Boston Celtics in 1979. ... year, Bird was 
selected with the sixth overall pick in the NBA draft by ... but Larry Bird left Indiana 
State that year with the USBWA College ... In 1999, he was listed at No. [DOC] [TLE] 35 Greatest :: McDonald's(R) All American Games  A Basketball ... [PAR] 1 Overall NBA Draft Pick (1979), NBA All-Rookie team (1980), NBA Champion (
1980,1982 ... Naismith Men's College Player of the Year (1981, 1982, 1983), No. [DOC] [TLE] NBA.com: Magic Johnson Bio [PAR] 14, 1959 College: Michigan State Drafted by: Los Angeles Lakers, 1979 ... 
virtually everything a player could dream of during his 13-year NBA career, all of 
which ... Johnson was first called "Magic" when he was a star at Everett High 
School. ... the first position, but the Jazz had conveyed their 1979 first-round pick 
to the Los... [DOC] [TLE] Sam Jones - The 25 Best NBA Draft Picks of All Time | Complex [PAR] Jun 27, 2013 ... There might not be any stars in this year's crop of talent, but we're sure some of ... 
with the 18th pick, the Sonics took Dennis Johnson with the 29th, and the Spurs 
... Indiana may have one of the game's 10 best players in the future. .... He came 
out of Grambling State, a historically black college, which kind of... [DOC] [TLE] History of The Game Of Basketball Including The NBA and the NCAA [PAR] The Origins, History and Growth of College and Professional Basketball ... Larry 
Bird and Magic Johnson Era, College NCAA Games Popularity, The Eighties 
Stars .... Mikan was not the most exciting player to watch, but he dominated the 
game, ...

Question: In 1979 this Indiana State star was College Player of the Year, but Magic Johnson was the NBA's No. 1 draft pick
Answer: Larry Bird