Legends are forever. RIP Bill Russell, truly a Titan of our game

Bill Russell, the all-time great Boston Celtics center who won 11 championships during 13 dominant NBA seasons, died Sunday at age 88

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He passed that love on to all of his sons, three of whom played basketball in college (one of those played professionally and one writes about the NBA professionally).

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1st Black head coach of any North American pro sports team -Received Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 -11x NBA champ (2 as coach) -5x league MVP -2x NCAA champ -Olympic gold medalist

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More on a man "whose leadership both on the basketball court and in the civil rights movement helped defined an American generation."

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The Great Bill Russell 1934-2022 Your legacy will forever live on!

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