RIP Bill Russell

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

R.I.P. Bill Russell.
One of the original NBA legends....and later an all around good guy and speaker.

Saw him & the Celtics play the Knicks in MSG a few times in the late 60's but mostly saw him play on TV.

When we lived in Queens my parents took us kids to the World's Fair in 1965.
My dad brought me (10 yrs old) and my younger brother to the sports pavilion there to meet various pro athletes who were there signing autographs. I got Bill Russell's and shook his hand. He was the tallest man I'd ever seen up close back then. Also met and got the autographs of Johnny Unitas, Sugar Ray Robinson & Roger Maris that same weekend.
Still have them to this day.

 

[trojanfan12]

R.I.P. Bill Russell and Nichelle Nichols.

A couple of fun facts...

When Andrew Bynum was with the Lakers, Kareem was working with him. Bynum was struggling with defense, so Kareem told him to watch video of Bill Russell playing defense. After that, Bynum started to understand how to play defense.

Nichelle Nichols and William Shatner are often credited with the first interracial kiss on American television.

 

[Montalban]

The fuckers on Get Up this morning spent an hour and fifty minutes talking about a clown like DeShaun Watson and only 10 minutes discussing the life of probably the best basketball player ever and a cultural icon like Bill Russell who died yesterday. That is just terrible

 

[Sparhawk]

F the Celtics.

But, RIP to a great basketball player and an even greater human being.

 

[shopson67]

William Shatner are often credited with the first interracial kiss on American television.

Shatner likely also credited with the first interspecies kiss on American television (for multiple species). Horndog, lol.

 

[Black Adam]

Shatner likely also credited with the first interspecies kiss on American television (for multiple species). Horndog, lol.

Lol according to some of Shatner's interviews Kirk's womanizing in Star Trek TOS was "disgusting" to him...

 

[shopson67]

Lol according to some of Shatner's interviews Kirk's womanizing in Star Trek TOS was "disgusting" to him...

How many years after the fact? Smells of revisionist history...

 

[MTVike]

Lol according to some of Shatner's interviews Kirk's womanizing in Star Trek TOS was "disgusting" to him...

I dunno...that green alien was pretty hot.

 

[Black Adam]

I dunno...that green alien was pretty hot.

I mean, I guess it was worth taking a chance on alien STD's...

 

[MTVike]

I mean, I guess it was worth taking a chance on alien STD's...

And taking care of all those kids...damn.

 

[msgkings322]

Nerds

 

[Black Adam]

Nerds are cool these days...

 

[msgkings322]

Nothing cooler than having to tell people how cool you are

 

[Black Adam]

Nothing cooler than having to tell people how cool you are

Lol it's even on my birth certificate...

 

[msgkings322]

Lol it's even on my birth certificate...

Someday the world will understand

 

[Black Adam]

Someday the world will understand

One can hope...

 

[Cyder]

Nothing cooler than having to tell people how cool you are

Sometimes it's just hard for lesser humans to understand the awesomeness of folks like @ChiefsLakers67 you and I. It's both a curse and a responsibility to make sure they are aware of their lack of coolness by comparison.

 

[Black Adam]

Sometimes it's just hard for lesser humans to understand the awesomeness of folks like @ChiefsLakers67 you and I. It's both a curse and a responsibility to make sure they are aware of their lack of coolness by comparison.

Heavy IS the head that wears the crown...

 

[Cyder]

Heavy IS the head that wears the crown...

With great coolness comes great responsibility.

 

[shopson67]

Nerds