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Celtics legend and 11-time NBA champion Bill Russell died 'peacefully' at the age of 88, his family confirmed Sunday.

NBA Champion, Bill Russell, got his start in the Bay Area, playing high school basketball in Oakland, and college hoops for USF. The 11-time champion has died at the age of 88.

Headline: Bill Russell's Biggest Fights for Change Came Within the NBA The optics at the time were too much for Bill Russell to ignore or stay quiet. When he...

The NBA great Bill Russell has died at age 88

Bill Russell led the Celtics to 11 NBA championships and earned 5 MVP awards. The award was eventually renamed in his honor.

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

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

His career has included a Presidential Medal of Freedom, induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and 11 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics.

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, Russell marched with Mar...

Throughout his basketball career, Bill Russell compiled a legacy of championship achievement unparalleled in any sport. As the dominant defensive player of his generation, he won an Olympic gold medal...