http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/10/chevette-to-corvette-no-47-the-1958-59/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Mon, 20 May 2013 01:40:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/10/chevette-to-corvette-no-47-the-1958-59/comment-page-1/#comment-38485 Gary Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:36:44 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=7558#comment-38485 George Yardley's nickname was "The Bird," well before the onset of Sesame Street and Mark "The Bird" Fidrych of the Tigers.  George was Detroit's first "Bird."  He also was the first NBA player to score over 2,000 points in a season.  Those were interesting facts about wanting to have his daughter go to school in California as well as the Lakers' attempt to trade for him.  Is his book available in libraries? George Yardley’s nickname was “The Bird,” well before the onset of Sesame Street and Mark “The Bird” Fidrych of the Tigers.  George was Detroit’s first “Bird.”  He also was the first NBA player to score over 2,000 points in a season.  Those were interesting facts about wanting to have his daughter go to school in California as well as the Lakers’ attempt to trade for him.  Is his book available in libraries?

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