Expert: Alessandro - 5/6/2008

Question
Who were the owners of the Boston Celtics and what part did Larry Bird play besides a player?

Answer
Here's a list of every owner of the team:

Walter Brown, team founder and original owner (1946-64)
Marvin Kratter/National Equities (1965-68)
Ballantine Brewery (1968-69)
E.E. Erdman's Trans-National Communications (1969-71)
Investors Funding Corporation (1971-72)
Bob Schmertz-Leisure Technology (1972-74)
Bob Schmertz and Irv Levin (1974-75)
Irv Levin (1975-78)
John Y. Brown and Harry Mangurian (1978-83)
Don Gaston, Alan Cohen, Paul Dupee (1983-92)
Paul Gaston (1992-2002)
Boston Basketball Partners LLC - consisting of Wyc Grousbeck, Stephen Pagliuca, and H. Irving Grousbeck (2002-)

As for Larry Bird, he was employed as a "special assistant" in the Celtics' front office from 1992 until 1997, before accepting the head coaching position with the Indiana Pacers.

Alessandro
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