Rest in Peace, Bill Russell.

[Dove]

Lost a living legend.

 

[jayteeman]

The ringleader, a giant on the court and of mankind.

 

[HuskyHawk]

The greatest winner in the history of team sports. Legend is used too lightly, but not in his case. RIP Bill.

 

[superjohn]

Legendary person for what he did off the court and on, the world lost a giant.

A little secret, he lived in Litchfield, CT. during the pandemic.

 

[8893]

He walked the walk. Great human being who made his mark both on and off the court. Rest In Peace.

 

[storrsroars]

One of the greatest laughs I've ever heard. A humble giant on and off the court.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

There are Champions, and then there is Bill Russell.

From high school through the pros, he won damn near every time. More importantly, he was a winner in life. One of the best to ever do it.

 

[3rdbass]

RIP "The Secretary of Defense". You will be sorely missed.

 

[Spaceman213J]

One of the All-Time Greats is gone, and the world is a poorer place for it.

He was before my time but I loved watching clips and analysis of him and listening to his interviews, especially when he tallked about the great Wilt Chamberlain.

 

[Palatine]

I'm old enough to remember watching him go against Wilt and the Warriors. One of the greatest players ever and that is an understatement of his impact on the game. RIP big guy.

 

[Umami Zen]

Delivered the goods in the form of championships in a town that loves winners... He won at every level he played at.
A proud man with tons of wisdom learned from the challenges he accepted in Life.

Red had an eye for talent and Russ was responsible for a lot of victory cigars being lit up in the Garden.

RIP. Bill

 

[Mister P]

A true champion….

Bill’s two state championships in high school offered a glimmer of the incomparable run of pure team accomplishment to come: twice an NCAA champion; captain of a gold-medal winning US Olympic team; 11 times an NBA champion; and at the helm for two NBA championships as the first Black head coach of any North American professional sports team.

"Along the way, Bill earned a string of individual awards that stands unprecedented as it went unmentioned by him. In 2009, the award for the NBA Finals most valuable player was renamed after two-time Hall of Famer as the "Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Whenever I talk basketball with my students, I always bring up Russell as he’s the one great that gets most forgotten by today’s youth.

One of my most cherished sports memories was running into Bill Russell and Julius Erving in Bermuda about 13 years ago.

I was getting off a sunset sail and walked back to the pool area of the hotel, and I see the two wearing all white linen, looking like they’re straight out of heaven. Just awe-inspiring.

Top-3 NBA player of all-time along with Jordan and LeBron and a class act through and through.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

The greatest winner in the history of team sports. Legend is used too lightly, but not in his case. RIP Bill.

And for those who asked, "What's that supposed to mean?," here's the record:

A true champion….

Bill’s two state championships in high school offered a glimmer of the incomparable run of pure team accomplishment to come: twice an NCAA champion; captain of a gold-medal winning US Olympic team; 11 times an NBA champion; and at the helm for two NBA championships as the first Black head coach of any North American professional sports team.

"Along the way, Bill earned a string of individual awards that stands unprecedented as it went unmentioned by him. In 2009, the award for the NBA Finals most valuable player was renamed after two-time Hall of Famer as the "Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award

And a giant off the court as well.

It's beautiful and comforting to read that so many here get it.

 

[Chief00]

My favorite player of all time. Someone you could highly respect both on and off the court. Character plus type guy, who epitomized being a Champion.

Bill Russell, Celtics legend and NBA trailblazer, dead at 88

The basketball community lost an all-time legend on Sunday as Bill Russell died at age 88.

nypost.com

 

[Husky Alien]

The one and only Mr Bill Russell. Rest in peace gentle soul and thank you for all the memories.

 

[Dove]

 

[Dove]

My favorite player of all time. Someone you could highly respect both on and off the court. Character plus type guy, who epitomized being a Champion.

Bill Russell, Celtics legend and NBA trailblazer, dead at 88

The basketball community lost an all-time legend on Sunday as Bill Russell died at age 88.

nypost.com

Certified?

 

[Deepster]

This loss is most definitely soaring over the heads of todays youth without any recognition of who he was, how he played the game and the values he stood strong for off the court. RIP.

 

[Hugo]

A great player and maybe even a better person and champion of human rights. RIP Bill. You will be sorely missed.

 

[Edward Sargent]

One of all of our favorites. Too young to RIP

 

[coachn]

Rode the MTA from Matapan in to the Garden to watch Bill vs Wilt Memories.

 

[Chin Diesel]

The ultimate winner and team player. No one ever exemplified sacrificing individual stats for team success better than Russell.

 

[Huskybass]

Bill Russell was the consumate winner on all levels. RIP Bill, you were incredible.