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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 December 2024. American basketball player and sportscaster (1952–2024) For other people with similar names, see William Walton (disambiguation). Bill Walton Walton with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977 Personal information Born (1952-11-05) November 5, 1952 La Mesa, California, U.S. Died May 27 ...
It told the story of a debilitating back injury suffered in 2008, one that left him considering taking his own life because of the constant pain, and how he spent years recovering. “I lived most of my life by myself. But as soon as I got on the court I was fine,” Walton told The Oregonian newspaper for a story published in 2017.
(Reuters) -Bill Walton, a two-time NBA champion and member of the basketball Hall of Fame, whose brilliant but injury-riddled career led to a second act as a free-spirited broadcaster who waxed ...
Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton died Monday. 'To me,' Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said, 'he was a living, breathing event in history.'
Walton’s career was derailed due to a series of injuries. He left Portland to play for the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers from 1979 to 1985 but never reached the heights of those earlier seasons ...
The 1977 NBA championship Blazers team was a young team built around Bill Walton, Maurice Lucas, and Lionel Hollins, and coached by Jack Ramsay.After winning the championship they started the 1977–78 season with a league best 50–10 record before Walton broke his foot, and when he came back to play in the playoffs, he re-injured the foot.
Walton played 10 games the following season and retired after injuries prevented him from playing the 1986-87 campaign. "Bill Walton was truly one of a kind," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in ...
Bill Walton, the dominant college big man who won two NBA championships and later enjoyed a successful career as a colorful sports broadcaster, has died, the NBA announced on Monday. He was 71 ...