Dave Cowens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dave Cowens

American basketball player and coach

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1948

Place of Birth: Newport, Kentucky, United States

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

David William Cowens (born October 25, 1948) is an American retired professional basketball player and NBA head coach.
At 6'9", he 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.
He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. Cowens has held numerous NBA head coaching positions.
Most recently, Cowens served as an assistant coach and then as a special assistant to Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars.