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1. www.latimes.com › bill-walton-grateful-dead-fanBill Walton and the Grateful Dead: How the band shaped his ...

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   3 days ago · May 27, 2024 2:29 PM PT. Bill Walton was a proud Deadhead. The basketball great, who died Monday at age 71 following a prolonged cancer battle, was famously a huge fan of the Grateful Dead (and a ...

2. www.usatoday.com › story › sportsBill Walton, Hall of Famer and UCLA legend, dies at age 71

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   3 days ago · USA TODAY. 0:03. 1:40. Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton, an all-time great champion in high school, college and the NBA, died Monday following a prolonged battle with cancer, the NBA announced ...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bill_WaltonBill Walton - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Walton rose to prominence in the early 1970s as the starting center for coach John Wooden and the UCLA Bruins. The 6-foot-11-inch (2.11 m) Walton won three consecutive national college player of the year awards (1972–1974), while leading UCLA to NCAA championships in 1972 and 1973 and an 88-game winning streak.

4. www.nytimes.com › athletic › 5420854Bill Walton, one of basketball’s most eccentric characters ...

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   4 days ago · Jason Quick. May 27, 2024. Bill Walton, a Hall of Fame center who authored a career that was triumphant and tragic, as well as colorful and controversial, died Monday at the age of 71, the NBA ...

5. newsroom.ucla.edu › stories › bill-walton-71Bill Walton, 71, legendary UCLA and NBA star and broadcaster ...

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   4 days ago · Walton, who arrived at UCLA at a time before freshmen athletes could compete on the varsity team, starred on UCLA’s freshman squad in 1970–71. From then on, he was the Bruins’ starting varsity center, anchoring legendary Coach John Wooden’s teams for three seasons, from 1972 to 1974.

6. www.espn.com › nba › storyHall of Famer Bill Walton, 2-time champ at UCLA and in NBA ...

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   3 days ago · Basketball legend Bill Walton, who led the UCLA Bruins to two national titles before winning two championships during his NBA career, has died at the age of 71 after a prolonged battle with cancer

7. the-boneyard.com › threads › ot-bill-walton-dead-atOT: Bill Walton Dead at 71 | The Boneyard

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   4 days ago · I met Bill Walton once. Went up to him and told him I'd like to shake the hand of the greatest college basketball player I've ever seen. He glanced around in surprise and said "Is Kareem here?" I responded that Kareem never went 21 for 22 in a championship game. He said that Kareem didn't have to have to, his games were over in the first half.