"The simplest way to put it would be that Bill Russell changed the way that basketball was played," said Aram Goudsouzian, who wrote “King of the Court,” a biography of Russell. The Boston ...

Bill Russell, whose leadership both on the basketball ... as well as the potential for trust and partnership across racial lines at the height of the 1960s civil rights movement.

“Bill Russell was the quintessential Big Man—not because of his height but because of the size of his heart. In basketball he showed us how to play with grace and passion. In life he showed us ...

Bill Russell, the NBA’s greatest champion as a ... NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “At the height of his athletic career, Bill advocated vigorously for civil rights and ...

As good as he was, Russell was never a fan favorite in Boston, which preferred Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, Bill Sharman and Heinsohn, all shooters — and all white. By 1966, at the height of his ...

Bill Russell was born in West Monroe ... our league," said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver in a statement. " At the height of his athletic career, Bill advocated vigorously for civil rights ...

Russell died in 2016 at the age of 74. He would have turned 81 this weekend. Musician Bill Janovitz released a new biography titled "Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time's Journey Through ...

“Bill Russell, the most prolific winner in American ... respect and inclusion that he stamped into the DNA of our league. At the height of his athletic career, Bill advocated vigorously for ...

Bill Russell had come to Boston in 2000 to promote ... and inclusion that he stamped into the DNA of the league. At the height of his athletic career, he advocated vigorously for civil rights ...

I told Bill Russell that. Told him until I stopped telling ... on the steps of City Hall in 1976 at the height of tensions over busing and school desegregation. Russell’s voice for justice ...

according to a biography of Russell on the NBA's website. For more on Bill Russell, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day. His performance there earned him a scholarship to attend the ...

Bill Russell has one of those legacies ... NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Sunday in a statement. “At the height of his athletic career, Bill advocated vigorously for civil rights and social ...