In Super Bowl II, Bird fumbled a punt by the Green Bay Packers' Donny Anderson late in the first half.

The Packers recovered, allowing Don Chandler to kick a 43-yard field goal on the final play before halftime to increase Green Bay's lead to 16–7.

He was a two-time All-SEC selection in 1964 and 1965 and a Time Magazine All-American in 1965, and was inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame.

Bird's three brothers, Jerry, Calvin and Billy played either basketball or football at the University of Kentucky.

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