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
Olympic athlete
basketball coach
basketball player
human
sports executive
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
leagueRetiredNumberBy National Basketball Association
surface form: NBA
NBAAllStarGameMVP 1963
NBAAllStarSelections 12
NBAAllStarYears 1958
1959
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1969
NBAChampionshipsWon 11
NBAChampionshipTeam Boston Celtics
NBAChampionshipYears 1957
1959
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1969
NBAFinalsMVP 1969
NBAReboundingLeaderYears 1958
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NBARegularSeasonMVP 1958
1961
1962
1963
1965
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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book "Go Up for Glory" author Bill Russell
subject surface form: Go Up for Glory
1969 NBA Finals captainOfChampions Bill Russell
1969 NBA Finals celticsCoachPlayer Bill Russell
McClymonds High School hasAlumni Bill Russell
Russell hasNotableBearer Bill Russell
Kappa Alpha Psi hasNotableMember Bill Russell
book "Go Up for Glory" mainSubject Bill Russell
subject surface form: Go Up for Glory
1969 NBA Finals notablePlayer Bill Russell
Boston Celtics notablePlayer Bill Russell
Dons notablePlayer Bill Russell
Pete Newell notableStudent Bill Russell
Loscy notableTeammate Bill Russell
subject surface form: Jim Loscutoff
Jim Loscutoff playedWith Bill Russell
Dons producedPlayer Bill Russell
subject surface form: University of San Francisco men’s basketball team
Boston Celtics retiredNumberHonoree Bill Russell
K.C. Jones teammate Bill Russell
1969 NBA Finals winningCoach Bill Russell
book "Go Up for Glory" workOf Bill Russell
subject surface form: Go Up for Glory