Bill Russell, the cornerstone of the Boston Celtics dynasty that won eight straight titles and 11 overall during his career, died Sunday. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Russell was 88. More:
In 2009, the MVP trophy of the NBA Finals was named in Russell's honor -- even though he never won himself, because it wasn't awarded for the first time until 1969. Russell, however, traditionally presented the trophy for many years, the last time in 2019 toAlong with multiple titles, Russell's career also was partly defined with his rivalry againstIn the 1959-60 season, the 7-foot-1 Chamberlain, who averaged a record 37.
Although Chamberlain outrebounded and outscored Russell over the course of their 142 career head-to-head games and their entire careers , Russell usually got the nod as the better overall player, mainly because his teams won 87 of those games. "I was the villain because I was so much bigger and stronger than anyone else out there," Chamberlain told the Boston Herald in 1995."People tend not to root for Goliath, and Bill back then was a jovial guy and he really had a great laugh. Plus, he played on the greatest team ever.
After Russell retired from basketball, his place in its history secure, he moved into broader spheres, hosting radio and television talk shows and writing newspaper columns on general topics.
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