Power of Caring
  presented by CIGNA

		Oct. 17, 1997 Senior writer Jackie MacMullan looked at the reasons behind, and impact of, Bird's return to Indiana to become the Pacers' head coach. How would the notoriously private Bird, who had grown bored in retirement, handle a return to the spotlight, especially in front of his home-state fans? photography by Heinz Kluetmeier