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Milwaukee Bucks: Larry Costello helped set the standard for success

NEW YORK, NY -NOVEMBER 17, 1973: Larry Costello, coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, speaks to his players on the bench during an NBA basketball game in Madison Square Garden on November 17, 1973 in New York. The New York Knicks defeated the Milwaukee Bucks by the score of 100 to 93. Costello was the first coach of the Bucks when they were an expansion team in the NBA during the 1968 season. After graduating Niagara University, Larry Costello was selected in the 2nd round of the 1954 NBA draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. (Photo by Ross Lewis/Getty Images)

The first head coach in the history of the Milwaukee Bucks, Larry Costello’s stint coincided with the team’s most decorated era to this point.