Bill Walton

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee National Basketball Association player basketball player human television sports commentator

Bill Walton is a Hall of Fame American basketball center known for his dominant play in the 1970s, including leading the Portland Trail Blazers to an NBA championship, and later for his colorful career as a sports broadcaster.

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee → National Basketball Association player → basketball player → human → television sports commentator →
awardReceived	Adolph Rupp Trophy → John R. Wooden Award → NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award → NBA Most Valuable Player Award → NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award → Naismith College Player of the Year → USBWA College Player of the Year →
collegeAchievement	led UCLA to multiple NCAA championships → three-time national college player of the year →
collegeAttended	University of California, Los Angeles →
collegeCoach	John Wooden →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1952-11-05 →
draftedBy	Portland Trail Blazers →
draftPickNumber	1 →
draftPosition	first overall pick →
draftRound	1 →
draftYear	1974 →
employedBy	ABC Sports → ESPN →
familyName	Walton →
fullName	William Theodore Walton III →
givenName	William →
hallOfFameInduction	College Basketball Hall of Fame → Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame →
height	about 6 ft 11 in →
knownFor	colorful and eccentric broadcasting style → dominant play as a center in the 1970s → leading the Portland Trail Blazers to their first NBA title →
leaguePlayedIn	National Basketball Association →
ledTeamTo	1977 NBA championship →
memberOfSportsTeam	UCLA Bruins men's basketball →
NBAFinalsMVP	1977 →
NBARegularSeasonMVP	1977–78 season →
nickname	Bill Walton →
occupation	basketball analyst → sports broadcaster →
placeOfBirth	La Mesa, California, United States →
playedFor	Boston Celtics → Los Angeles Clippers → Portland Trail Blazers → San Diego Clippers →
positionPlayed	center →
sport	basketball →
sufferedFrom	chronic foot injuries →
wonChampionshipWith	Boston Celtics → Portland Trail Blazers →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
UCLA Bruins men’s basketball →	famousAlumnus
Portland Trail Blazers →	FinalsMVPWinner
1977 NBA Finals →	mostValuablePlayer
Portland Trail Blazers →	MVPWinner
Bill Walton →	nickname
Portland Trail Blazers →	notablePlayer
1977 NBA Finals →	starPlayerOnChampionTeam