Bill Russell, who earned 11 NBA championship rings during his career, died on Sunday with his wife Jeannine by his side Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE.
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"They didn’t like the idea of having Black players" - Bill Russell said he never felt "comfortable" playing for the CelticsFor Bill Russell ... from the local press—everything made Russell a stranger. "I was never comfortable playing for the ...
"It wasn't a matter of Wilt versus Russell with Bill. He would let Wilt score 50 if ... Speculation has been that he was unhappy that no other African-American players had been elected previously.
In a 1987 essay, the daughter of Celtics legend Bill Russell wrote that her father had faced “the worst kind of unbridled bigotry” from Boston fans and sportswriters, and detailed racist ...
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