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,national ,basketball ,association      
*ampion1 fir/ ,black head coa* ( !      
,national ,basketball ,association1 &   
civil rights activi/4  ,:]eas ,william  
,bill ,felton ,russell 0 born on        
,febru>y #ab1 #aicd1 9 ,we/ ,monroe1    
,l\isiana2 ,:]eas1 aft] graduat+ f      
,mc,clymonds ,high ,s*ool 9 ,oakl&1     
,cali=nia1 9 #aieb1 ,russell 0 recruit$ 
to play basketball at ! ,univ]sity (    
,san ,francisco2 ,:]eas1 9 #b seasons1  
,russell l$ ! ,univ]sity ( ,san         
,francisco ,dons m5's basketball team to
 a comb9$ record ( #eg-a & #b national  
*ampion%ips & 0 nam$ mo/ out/&+ play] ( 
! #aiee ,national ,collegiate ,a?letic  
,association ,basketball ,t\rnam5t2     

,:]eas1 9 ! #aief draft = ! ,national   
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z ! ,,nba71 ! ,bo/on ,celtics acquir$   
,russell1 :o ! ,/4 ,l\is ,hawks _h      
select$ ) ! second ov]all pick 9 !      
draft2 ,:]eas1 at ! #aief ,summ]        
,olympics 9 ,melb\rne1 ,au/ralia1       
,russell 0 ! capta9 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,m5's ,olympic ,basketball team1 av]ag$ 
a team-high #ad4a po9ts p] game1 & l$ ! 
,unit$ ,/ates to a gold m$al victory ov]
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c>e] 9 ! ,,nba z a play] & a coa*1      
,russell e>n$ an unprec$5t$ numb] (     
aw>ds & accolades1 includ+-- 7#a7 a     
record #aa ,,nba *ampion%ips1 receiv$ 9 
ye>s #aieg1 #aiei1 #aifj1 #aifa1 #aifb1 
#aifc1 #aifd1 #aife1 #aiff1 #aifh1 &    
#aifi2  7#b7 five ,mo/ ,valuable ,play] 
aw>ds1 receiv$ 9 ye>s #aieh1 #aifa1     
#aifb1 #aifc1 & #aife2  7#c7 twelve     
,all-,/> designations1 receiv$ 9 ye>s   
#aieh1 #aiei1 #aifj1 #aifa1 #aifb1      
#aifc1 #aifd1 #aife1 #aiff1 #aifg1      
#aifh1 & #aifi2  7#d7 ?ree ,all-,/>     

,game ,mo/ ,valuable ,play] ,aw>ds1     
receiv$ 9 ye>s #aiei1 #aifc1 & #aife2 & 
7#e7 an ,,nba ,lifetime ,a*ievem5t      
,aw>d1 receiv$ 9 #bjag2 ,:]eas1 9 ,game 
#g ( ! #aieg ,,nba ,f9als betwe5 !      
,celtics & ! ,/4 ,l\is ,hawks1 dur+ !   
f9al m9ute ( regulation1 ,russell1 :o   
scor$ #ai po9ts & _h #cb reb\nds1 hit a 
left-h&$ lay-up & !n *as$ d[n & block$ a
 %ot 9 transition1 =c+ ! fir/ ( #b      
ov]times2 ,:]eas ! ,celtics won ! game &
 *ampion%ip 9 :at fell[ ,celtics play]  
,tom ,he9sohn call$ ! greate/ game ev]2 
,:]eas ,russell 0 a play]-coa* = !      
,celtics f #aiff to #aifi1 mak+ him !   
fir/ ,black head coa* 9 ! hi/ory ( ! #d 
major pr(essional sports leagues2 ,:]eas
 ! /r5g?1 c\rage1 & lead]%ip ( ,russell 
ext5d$ beyond ! basketball c\rt to !    
fight aga9/ racism & = civil rights 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 9 #aifa1 ,russell
 l$ 8 teammates 9 a boycott ( an ,,nba  
game 9 ,lex+ton1 ,k5tucky1 to prote/    
racism & discrim9ation aft] a local     
c(fee %op refus$ to s]ve #b ,black      

,celtics play]s2 ,:]eas ,russell m>*$ ) 
! ,rev]5d ,dr4 ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr41   
dur+ ! #aifc ,m>* on ,wa%+ton = ,jobs & 
,fre$om2 ,:]eas1 9 #aifc1 ,russell (f]$ 
support = demon/rations aga9/           
segregation 9 ,bo/on public s*ools &    
address$ ,black /ud5ts tak+ "p 9 a      
sit-92 ,:]eas1 on ,june #d1 #aifg1      
,russell took "p 9 ! ,clevel& ,summit1  
:]e he jo9$ o!r prom95t ,black a?letes  
to express solid>ity ) ,muhammad ,ali's 
decision to refuse to jo9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
^u be+ draft$ to fight 9 ! ,vietnam ,w>2
 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #ae1 #bjaa1        
,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama aw>d$ ,russell !
 ,presid5tial ,m$al ( ,fre$om1 ! highe/ 
civilian honor 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 /at+ t
 ,bill ,russell1 ! man1 is someone :o   
/ood up = ! rights & dignity ( all m54  
,he m>*$ ) ,k+2 he /ood by ,ali4 ,:5 a  
re/aurant refus$ to s]ve ! ,black       
,celtics1 he refus$ to play 9 ! s*$ul$  
game4 ,he endur$ insults & v&alism1 b he
 kept on focus+ on mak+ ! teammates :o  
he lov$ bett] play]s1 & made possible ! 

success ( s _m :o w\ld foll[4 ,& ,i hope
 t "o day1 9 ! /reets ( ,bo/on1 *ildr5 w
 look up at a /atue built n only to     
,bill ,russell ! play]1 b ,bill ,russell
 ! man42 ,:]eas1 on ,augu/ #aa1 #bjbb1 !
 ,,nba ann\nc$ t x w honor ! life &     
legacy ,bill ,russell by p]man5tly      
retir+ 8 uni=m numb]1 #f1 ?r\gh\t !     
league1 mak+ ,russell ! fir/ play] to h 
8 numb] retir$ across ! ,,nba2 ,:]eas   
,russell has e>n$ ! love1 respect1      
admiration1 & gratitude ( ! city (      
,bo/on1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,massa*usetts1 
& ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas ,russell    
pass$ away on ,july #ca1 #bjbb1 at age  
#hh3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7
 honors ! leg5d>y life ( ,william ,bill 
,felton ,russell1 a giant on & (f !     
basketball c\rt2 &  7#b7 expresses s9c]e
 condol5ces to ! family & fri5ds (      
,russell z ! city ( ,bo/on1 !           
,commonweal? ( ,massa*usetts1 & ! ,unit$
 ,/ates m\rn ) !m4