Boston Celtics great Bill Russell, 11-time NBA champion, dies at 88

Bill Russell, NBA star and civil rights pioneer, dies at 88-Sports News , Firstpost

The most prolific winner in NBA history, Bill Russell marched with Martin Luther King Jr., stood with Muhammad Ali and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.

Bill Russell, NBA star and civil rights pioneer, dies at 88

BOSTON: Bill Russell redefined how basketball is played, and then he changed the way sports are viewed in a racially divided country.The most prolific winner in NBA history,...

Bill Russell, NBA star and civil rights pioneer, dies at 88

BOSTON—Bill Russell redefined how basketball is played, and then he changed the way sports are viewed in a racially divided country.

NBA legend and 11-time champion Bill Russell dies at 88

Russell won 11 NBA titles as a player with the Boston Celtics. He also was the first Black head coach in North American professional sports history.

Celtics great Bill Russell, 11-time NBA champion, dies at 88

NBA great Bill Russell, the cornerstone of a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 titles and a powerful voice for social justice, has died at the age of 88.

NBA legend Bill Russell dies

BOSTON — Celtics legend Bill Russell, on the Mount Rushmore of Boston sports with a whopping 11 titles as a player and two championships as the first Black head coach in North American pro sports, died on Sunday. He was…