On the eve of the weekend of Bill Russell’s second induction to Springfield, Massachusetts’ Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame — this time as an NBA head coach — Boston Celtics legendary big man Bill Russell stands alone among the sports’ most winningest figures.
To honor his storied career as a player and coach — the first Black head coach of a major North American sport in modern history — we dug up this interview on his time with the Celtics in which he won a staggering 11 titles (among countless other accolades over the years) to commemorate his achievements on both sides of the clipboard.
Watch the video embedded below courtesy of our friends at CLNS Media to see the mini-documentary on Russell’s time with the Celtics as both a player and a player-coach, winning titles for Boston as both.
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