The fourth in an occasional series of profiles on Southern California athletes who have flourished in their post-playing careers. Before there was Mookie Betts, there was Bill Russell. An outstanding ...
Before Bill Walton ever set foot on an NBA court, he had already found a role model in Bill Russell. The legendary Boston Celtics center reshaped the game and challenged the world beyond it. Walton, a ...
"He was talking and I was having goose bumps" - Ben Wallace describes how Bill Russell made him nervous originally appeared on Basketball Network. Ben Wallace was alongside some of his fellow Hall of ...
NBA rookies are often picked on by their peers, and the great Bill Russell was no exception. However, things took quite a nasty turn when Russell, urged by Boston Celtics head coach Red Auerbach, ...
A bridge in the heart of Boston is being renamed for Boston Celtics legend and civil rights pioneer Bill Russell, the city announced Friday. The North Washington Street Bridge connecting Charlestown ...
On June 25, 1984, Bill Russell broke a Los Angeles Dodgers franchise record by playing in his 1,953rd career game. He started in center field, hit second in the lineup and went 0-for-3 in a 9-4 loss ...
Basketball legend Bill Russell was hospitalized Thursday after feeling faint while giving a speech in Nevada, the Boston Celtics said. Russell, 80, left the event at the Hyatt Regency resort in ...
NBA GOAT debates are officially off the rails, and today’s conductor of the fateful train is Kendrick Perkins. In the process of disagreeing with a recent Washington Post column arguing for Bill ...
BOSTON (AP) — Bill Russell, the NBA great who anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years — the last two as the first Black head coach in any major U.S. sport — and marched ...
Karen Russell knew Cousy had been public about regrets for not doing more for her father when the two were teammates.