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The NBA great Bill Russell has died at age 88. His family said on social media that Russell died on Sunday. The statement did not give the cause of death,

"boston globe" sports columnist dan shaughnessy did what russell meant to the city of boston. >> well, in about, i mean, hes at the top of mt. rushmore, you know, 11 championships in 13 seasons. his rookie year, they had never before. they won when he came here as a rookie. they won eight in a row and red auerbach was coming off the bench and then he was made player/coach by red. the first black coach in american sports history and won twice as a player/coach of the celtics, so 11 championships ...

Bettmann/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Bill Russell will be remembered as a tremendous rebounder, legendary post defender and NBA Hall of Famer. But more than anything, he will be remembered as the greatest winner in basketball history. The Boston Celtics legend, who won 11 NBA championships as a player, including two as a player-coach, on his way to the Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 88, his family announced Sunday. The family said Russell died peacefully with his wife, Jeannine, by his side....

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. The most prolific winner in National Basketball Association (NBA) history, Russell marched with Martin Luther King Jr., stood with Muhammad Ali and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from…

The transcendent Celtics star was everything we should want out of public figures.

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 Martin Luther King Jr., supported Muhammad Ali and...

Here are the ten greatest moments of legendary center Bill Russell in his NBA career with the Boston Celtics, ranked

Boston Celtics legend, 11-time NBA champion, and Olympic Gold medalist William Felton Russell, best known as Bill Russel, passed away on Sunday.

Bill Russell one of the most internationally recognizable faces of the National Basketball Association (NBA) has passed away.