Robert Lee Parish (born in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a retired American basketball center. His nickname was "The Chief", after the mute Native American in the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". According to legend, former Celtics forward Cedric Maxwell gave Parish this nickname because of his stoic nature. After a modest career at Centenary College of Louisiana, … Wikipedia
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