Bill Russell

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Bill Russell was a legendary American basketball center who led the Boston Celtics to 11 NBA championships and is widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive players in the sport’s history.

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instanceOf NBA player ⓘ
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basketball coach ⓘ
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awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ
awardReceivedYear 2011 ⓘ
coachedTeam Boston Celtics ⓘ
Sacramento Kings ⓘ
Seattle SuperSonics ⓘ
collegeAttended University of San Francisco School of Law ⓘ
surface form: University of San Francisco
collegeTeam San Francisco Dons men's basketball ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1934-02-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2022-07-31 ⓘ
draftLeague National Basketball Association ⓘ
surface form: NBA
draftPickNumber 2 ⓘ
draftRound 1 ⓘ
draftTeam Atlanta Hawks ⓘ
surface form: St. Louis Hawks
draftYear 1956 ⓘ
ethnicity African American ⓘ
familyName Russell ⓘ
FIBAHallOfFameInduction 2007 ⓘ
fullName William Felton Russell ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
HallOfFameInduction Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach, 2021 ⓘ
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame player, 1975 ⓘ
height 208 cm ⓘ
highSchoolAttended McClymonds High School ⓘ
highSchoolLocation Oakland ⓘ
surface form: Oakland, California, United States
jerseyNumber 6 ⓘ
knownFor defensive ability ⓘ
leadership ⓘ
rebounding ⓘ
shot blocking ⓘ
winning 11 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics ⓘ
league National Basketball Association ⓘ
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surface form: NBA
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NBAChampionshipsWon 11 ⓘ
NBAChampionshipTeam Boston Celtics ⓘ
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notableCoach Red Auerbach ⓘ
notableTeammate Bob Cousy ⓘ
John Havlicek ⓘ
occupation civil rights activist ⓘ
OlympicGoldMedal 1956 Summer Olympics ⓘ
OlympicSport basketball ⓘ
OlympicTeam United States men's national basketball team ⓘ
placeOfBirth Monroe, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Mercer Island, Washington, United States ⓘ
playedFor Boston Celtics ⓘ
playerCoachChampionshipYears 1968 ⓘ
1969 ⓘ
playerCoachTeam Boston Celtics ⓘ
positionPlayed center ⓘ
residence Mercer Island, Washington, United States ⓘ
role player-coach ⓘ
subjectOf autobiography "Second Wind" ⓘ
book "Go Up for Glory" ⓘ
teamRetiredNumberBy Boston Celtics ⓘ
Sacramento Kings ⓘ
San Francisco Dons men's basketball ⓘ
surface form: San Francisco Dons

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McClymonds High School → hasAlumni → Bill Russell ⓘ
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Pete Newell → notableStudent → Bill Russell ⓘ
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