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.

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Bill Walton canonical 16

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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 ⓘ
surface form: UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NBAFinalsMVP 1977 ⓘ
NBARegularSeasonMVP 1977–78 season ⓘ
nickname Bill Walton self-link ⓘ
occupation basketball analyst ⓘ
sports broadcaster ⓘ
placeOfBirth La Mesa, California, United States ⓘ
playedFor Boston Celtics ⓘ
Los Angeles Clippers ⓘ
Portland Trail Blazers ⓘ
Los Angeles Clippers ⓘ
surface form: San Diego Clippers
positionPlayed center ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
sufferedFrom chronic foot injuries ⓘ
wonChampionshipWith Boston Celtics ⓘ
Portland Trail Blazers ⓘ

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Portland Trail Blazers → notablePlayer → Bill Walton ⓘ
Portland Trail Blazers → MVPWinner → Bill Walton ⓘ
Portland Trail Blazers → FinalsMVPWinner → Bill Walton ⓘ
Bill Walton → nickname → Bill Walton self-link ⓘ
UCLA Bruins men’s basketball → famousAlumnus → Bill Walton ⓘ
1977 NBA Finals → starPlayerOnChampionTeam → Bill Walton ⓘ
1977 NBA Finals → mostValuablePlayer → Bill Walton ⓘ
NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team → hasMember → Bill Walton ⓘ
William Theodore Walton III → nickname → Bill Walton ⓘ
USBWA College Player of the Year → notableMultipleTimeWinner → Bill Walton ⓘ
Walton → hasNotableBearer → Bill Walton ⓘ
Associated Press Player of the Year → notableWinner → Bill Walton ⓘ
Associated Press Player of the Year → notableMultipleWinner → Bill Walton ⓘ
NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player → notableMultipleWinner → Bill Walton ⓘ
AP Player of the Year → notableWinner → Bill Walton ⓘ
UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame → notableInductee → Bill Walton ⓘ