NBA Champion, Bill Russell, got his start in the Bay Area, playing high school basketball in Oakland, and college hoops for USF. The 11-time champion has died at the age of 88.
The NBA legend went to high school and college in the Bay Area. Russell won 11 NBA championships.Bill Russell was most known for his eleven NBA Championships with the Boston Celtics, a team he would later go on to coach as the league’s first black coach.
"My first varsity game, played Cal Berkeley, their center was pre-season all-American. First five shots he took, I blocked," said Russell.It was during those college years that former San Francisco Mayor, Willie Brown, crossed paths and befriended Russell. Brown was in another part of the city attending San Francisco State University.
"I talked with Red my rookie year and he said, ‘Do you know how good you are? You’re the best player who ever played basketball!'" "So, our relationship was one of a friendship in me, and in an adviser capacity with this incredible athlete," said Brown.
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