Larry O'Brien was an American politician who served as the commissioner of the NBA from 1975 to 1984. O'Brien was born in 1917 in Springfield, Mass. — the same city in which the sport of ...

Edmond O'Brien and Jan Sterling during the filming of a 1956 adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 Harry Todd / Fox Photos / Getty Images. In recent years, some conservative American groups have ...

The Larry O'Brien Trophy is named after the NBA commissioner from 1975 to 1984. O'Brien played a key role in the ABA-NBA merger in 1976 and in the adoption of the 3-point line in 1979.

The trophy was called the Walter A. Brown trophy at the league's inception in 1949 but was renamed in 1984. O'Brien was Brown's successor, taking over the reins in 1975. Ad.

In 1984, O’Brien was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame. He has also been inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame and the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

Ron O’Brien, perhaps the most successful diving coach in United States history, who guided Greg Louganis to Olympic gold in two events at the Summer Games in 1984 and again in 1988, died on Nov ...

Larry O'Brien was an American politician who served as the commissioner of the NBA from 1975 to 1984. O'Brien was born in 1917 in Springfield, Mass. — the same city in which the sport of ...