- Born
- Birth nameDavid William Cowens
- Nickname
- Big Red
- Height6′ 9″ (2.06 m)
- Dave Cowens is an American retired professional basketball player and NBA head coach. At 6'9", Dave played the center position and occasionally played power forward. Cowens spent most of his playing career with the Boston Celtics. He was the 1971 NBA Rookie of the Year and the 1973 NBA Most Valuable Player. Cowens won NBA championships as a member of the Celtics in 1974 and 1976. Dave Cowens was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.
Cowens has held numerous NBA head coaching positions. Dave Cowens served as an assistant coach and then as a special assistant to Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bazza the Beast
- SpouseDeby Cowens(1978 - present) (2 children)
- 1973 NBA MVP.
- 1971 NBA co-Rookie of the Year.
- 1973 NBA All-Star Game MVP.
- Fourth overall pick of 1970 NBA Draft by Boston Celtics.
- Center for Boston Celtics (1970-1980) and Milwaukee Bucks (1982-1983).
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