BILL RUSSELL TRANSCENDS SPORTS ... In 1975, Russell refused to attend his Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony. When he finally accepted the ring in 2019, he said it was because he didn ...

BOSTON (WCVB) — Celtics and NBA legend Bill Russell ... refused to attend his Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony. When he finally accepted the ring in 2019, he said it was because ...

He then jumped into the legacy of Russell, the legendary Hall of Fame basketball player and civil rights activist. “We’re here to talk about the legacy of the great Bill Russell,” he said.

By Veronica Haynes Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — Celtics and NBA legend Bill Russell, who died in 2022, was immortalized in Boston as the city renamed a bridge in his honor.

The city of Boston paid tribute to a Celtics legend on Monday morning by renaming the North Washington Street Bridge in Bill Russell’s ... into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975.

BOSTON – The City of Boston officially renamed the North Washington Street Bridge in Bill ... Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975 and had his No. 6 retired by the Celtics in 1995. Russell died ...

The bridge that connects the North End to Charlestown, just east of TD Garden, soon will be known as the William Felton “Bill ... Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach. After Russell ...

Bill Arnsparger, architect of the Miami Dolphins' championship defenses, is a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Cooper was an NBA trailblazer. Three years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, the ...

Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor shares his initial feelings on former head coach Bill Belichick on the ManningCast ...

MIAMI GARDENS — Bill Arnsparger, architect of the Miami Dolphins’ dominant defense in their two Super Bowl-winning years, was named a semifinalist Thursday for the Pro Football Hall of Fame ...

Lazzeri and Joe Gordon are both Hall of Fame Yankees second basemen ... Davey Lopes and Bill Russell. “The Penguin’’ packed some pop, hitting 228 career homers and also was MVP of the ...