Foul Larry

[billytheskink]

Originally Posted by taranchula

When I first saw the previews, I said to my self, they are so going to call that character "Larry" after 70's basketball icon Larry Bird.

Bird was a 1980's basketball star. Julius Erving ruled the 1970's.

Interesting choice of a name, Bird=Fowl=Foul... Larry? That's probably stretching it.
The name is an obvious homage to Larry Bird (as already pointed out), who was one of Michael Jordan's first foils. Foul Larry played more like one of the rough and tumble "Bad Boys" Detroit Pistons (Bill Lambier, Jeff Ruland, Rick Mahorn), Jordan's most notable rivals.

Foul Larry had a pretty nice shooting form.

Interesting that his creator seemed to be the only white kid in the neighborhood.