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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

Russell, who has 11 NBA Championship rings with Celtics, was also a head figure against racism.

The NBA icon built a legacy off the court as a voice for civil rights.

Bill Russell leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of winning championships and civil rights activism during a time of racial segregation.

Russell died Sunday at the age of 88, with his wife, Jeannine, at his side, his family said in a statement posted on social media. No cause of death was immediately available.

Bill Russell leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of winning championships and civil rights activism during a time of racial segregation.

Russell died Sunday at the age of 88, with his wife, Jeannine, at his side, his family said in a statement posted on social media. No cause of death was immediately available.

Bill Russell anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years and marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr.

The five-time NBA MVP and 12-time NBA All-Star also captained the gold-medal-winning U.S. basketball team in the 1956 Summer Olympics

Bill Russell's passing prompted an outpouring of tributes from the NBA community, including multiple current and former Celtics players. C's stars Jayson...