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28 May 24 - 09:21 AM (#4203063) Subject: Obit: Bill Walton 1952- 2024 From: gillymor He was great basketball player at the collegiate and pro levels whose career was shortened by injuries. If he'd remained healthy he would most likely be in the GOAT conversation. He overcame a severe stutter and went on to successful career as a TV color man and analyst for college and pro basketball where he was known as a lovable goof ball. He was both mine and my younger brother's favorite baller and, being big men, we modeled our games after his brand of team-oriented play. Bill was also a committed leftist and probably the world's most prominent Deadhead, which further endeared him to us. |
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28 May 24 - 12:20 PM (#4203078) Subject: RE: Obit: Bill Walton 1952- 2024 From: gillymor Thanks for relocating this.
-Joe Offer- |
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28 May 24 - 12:31 PM (#4203082) Subject: RE: Obit: Bill Walton 1952- 2024 From: gillymor Btw for anyone interested ESPN has been rerunning a 2 part "30 for 30" on Bill's life subtitled "The Luckiest Man Alive". He was quite a character and his story was inspiring. |
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29 May 24 - 11:03 AM (#4203116) Subject: RE: Obit: Basketball player Bill Walton (1952- 2024) From: Neil D I always liked Big Red. Even when he joined the Celtics late in his career, I didn't hate him for it as I would most ballers. I liked him because he was a hippy athlete, a rarity. Of course his long hair didn't last long in the NBA. Not that there was any rule against it, But when he would try to post up, wily veteran bigs would get up tight against his back so the refs couldn't see them grab a hold of his ponytail. He could barely move. |
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29 May 24 - 03:33 PM (#4203126) Subject: RE: Obit: Basketball player Bill Walton (1952- 2024) From: gillymor N.Y. Times obituary |