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Jul 31, 2022 · The Celtics icon, Hall of Famer and 11-time NBA champion passed away peacefully on Sunday, his family confirmed. He was a pioneer and a leader in sports and civil rights, and received the Medal of Freedom from President Obama in 2011.
- Celtics legend, 11-time NBA champion Bill Russell dies at 88
Bill Russell, stalwart of the Boston Celtics’ dynasty of the...
- Celtics legend, 11-time NBA champion Bill Russell dies at 88
Jul 31, 2022 · NBA legend Bill Russell, an 11-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics and the first Black head coach in the league, passed away “peacefully” Sunday, according to a family statement from his...
Jul 31, 2022 · Bill Russell, the cornerstone of the Boston Celtics dynasty that won eight straight titles and 11 overall during his career, died Sunday. The Hall of Famer was 88.
Jul 31, 2022 · Bill Russell, Who Transformed Pro Basketball, Dies at 88. A Hall of Famer who led the Celtics to 11 championships, he was “the single most devastating force in the history of the game,” his...
Jul 31, 2022 · The 11-time champion and Boston Celtics star passed away peacefully with his wife by his side, his family announced. Russell was a dominant center, a defensive innovator and a social justice leader who won the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011.
Jul 31, 2022 · Russell, professional basketball’s first Black superstar and a game-changing big man who reinvented the center position with the dynastic Celtics of the late 1950s and ’60s, died Sunday at 88...
Aug 1, 2022 · The NBA great Bill Russell has died at age 88. His family said on social media that Russell died on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Russell anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 titles in 13 years.
