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Rookies Tommy Heinsohn and Bill Russell lead the Celtics to a 2OT victory in Game 7 of the 1957 NBA Finals. Bob Pettit misses a potential game-winning shot to conclude one of the greatest Finals ever.

1 / 17George "Yardbird" Yardley Before he led the NBA in scoring in 1957, the 6-foot-5 forward was called “Yardbird” by his fraternity brothers at Stanford, paying homage to his outdoor chores.

In January 1957, the last time Iowa State was in the top three in the AP poll, Dwight Eisenhower was president and "Singing ...