Bill Russell (1934-2022) He was our 'hero of heroes'
Where can I begin to tell about what Bill Russell meant to me and my generation of Boston basketball fans? When Russell arrived in Boston just before Christmas day in 1956, he had won gold with the USA team in the Olympics and had led his college team at the University of San Francisco to two national NCAA championships. Still, he was mostly an unknown quantity for us Boston
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