Tag: What year did Robert Parish retire?
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Why did they call Robert Parish the chief?
His nickname was The Chief, after the fictitious Chief Bromden, a silent, giant Native American character in the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. According to Parish, former Celtics forward Cedric Maxwell gave him this nickname because of his stoic nature. [mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″…