AP Bill Russell won a record 11 NBA titles with the Celtics.
Getty Images Bill Russell, left, defends Wilt Chamberlain during the 1969 NBA Finals. That would be one last, and lasting, win for our beloved #6.” Bill Russell died at age 88. And we hope each of us can find a new way to act or speak up with Bill’s uncompromising, dignified and always constructive commitment to principle. Perhaps you’ll relive one or two of the golden moments he gave us, or recall his trademark laugh as he delighted in explaining the real story behind how those moments unfolded. “Bill’s wife, Jeannine, and his many friends and family thank you for keeping Bill in your prayers. Bill called out injustice with an unforgiving candor that he intended would disrupt the status quo, and with a powerful example that, though never his humble intention, will forever inspire teamwork, selflessness and thoughtful change. “From boycotting a 1961 exhibition game to unmask too-long-tolerated discrimination, to leading Mississippi’s first integrated basketball camp in the combustible wake of Medgar assassination, to decades of activism ultimately recognized by his receipt of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in. “But for all the winning, Bill’s understanding of the struggle is what illuminated his life,” the statement read.
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Russell was renowned and respected as much for his activism as for his serial winning, awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2011, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Russell was a five-time NBA MVP, and tied with the NHL’s Henri Richard for the most titles in a North American sports league. Arrangements for his memorial service will be announced soon. The Hall of Famer died peacefully with his wife, Jeannine, at his side, according to a statement posted on social media. The centerpiece of the Boston Celtics dynasty who earned 11 NBA titles during his career was 88. The Greatest: Nobody ever won the way Bill Russell didīill Russell, the most prolific winner in the history of American sports, died Sunday. Remembering Bill Russell: ‘The most prolific winner in American sports history’ Why every at-bat of Aaron Judge’s historic homer chase has to be seen to be believed
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