Bill Laimbeer

About Bill Laimbeer

The Detroit Pistons are credited with establishing the hard-foul school of basketball. In 1989 and 1990, he was a key part of the team's back-to-back NBA championships.

Bill Laimbeer before fame

He was selected 65th overall in the 1979 NBA draft by Cleveland, who moved him to the cellar-dwelling Pistons after his first season.

Achievement of Bill Laimbeer

He was one of the league's premiere outside shooters, making over 300 three-pointers during his career, but was more known for his physical play.

Bill Laimbeer family life

He was born in the city of Boston in the state of Massachusetts. He has a son named Eric and a daughter named Keriann, and he married Chris Laimbeer.

Associations of Bill Laimbeer

Dennis Rodman, the ultimate bad boy of basketball, praised Laimbeer in his autobiography, saying there was more to the man that just hard fouls.

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