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On this day: Bill Russell pulls down NBA Finals-record 40 rebounds; Clarence Glover draftedCeltics legend Bill Russell pulled down an NBA Finals-record 40 boards vs. the St. Louis Hawks, and Clarence Glover was ...
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"They didn’t like the idea of having Black players" - Bill Russell said he never felt "comfortable" playing for the CelticsFor all the challenges he faced, Bill Russell's impact transcended the game. As a player-coach—the first Black head coach in ...
Bill Russell didn't wait for the game to start before ... As a player-coach, Russell led the Boston Celtics to the 1968 NBA championship, becoming the first African-American head coach to win ...
He won the last two titles in 1967-68 and 1968-69 as player/head coach ... "We're here to talk about the legacy of the great ...
Bill Russell, who earned 11 NBA championship rings during his career, died on Sunday with his wife Jeannine by his side Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE.
In a 1987 essay, the daughter of Celtics legend Bill Russell wrote that her father had faced “the worst kind of unbridled bigotry” from Boston fans and sportswriters, and detailed racist ...
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