Recently, the world basketball community received a shock when the official Twitter page of the legendary Bill Russell posted an announcement saying: ” Bill Russell, one of America’s greatest sportsmen, has officially announced his decision to passed away at the age of 88 in the condolences of his family. Information about the funeral will be announced later .
Something about basketball legend Bill Russell
“Lord of the Rings” is probably the most accurate word to accurately describe Russell because he has 11 championship rings as a player. In addition, he also has 2 more championship rings as a coach.
William Felton Russell nicknamed “Bill the Hill”. During his 13-year illustrious career, Russell’s shot-blocking and 1-1 marking were the key to creating a great Celtics empire.
With 5 Most Outstanding Player (MVP) titles and 12 All-Star team appearances. Before playing professionally, Russell won two NCAA championship trophies with the University of San Francisco (1955, 1956) and a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics with the US basketball team.
Russell also attracted a lot of attention with his outstanding rebounding ability, leading the NBA’s rebound index for 4 seasons and having more than 10 seasons with more than 1,000 rebounds. Russell became the first player in NBA history to average more than 20 rebounds per game for an entire season, a feat he accomplished 10 times in 13 seasons. Russell’s 51 rebounds in a game is the second-highest performance ever behind only Chamberlain’s 55.
After retiring, he was the coach of the Celtics and continued to make history while representing the state of Massachusetts by winning two more NBA championships.
