Wilt Chamberlain goes up to block Bill Russell's shot during action at Boston Garden as Tom Heinsohn & Woody Sauldsberry look on.
Happy twosome shown here, is Red Auerbach who coached his last Celtic's game that won their 8th straight NBA playoff championship by beating the...
Boston Celtics' player Bill Russell hooks a shot during the NBA championship's final game in 1960 against the Saint Louis Hawks.
The Boston's Celtic's Bill Russell, goes in high to score as St. Louis Hawk's Zelmo Beaty, tries to block the attempt in a 2nd person action at the...
Dwarfed by Bill Russell , six-foot, 11-inch player coach of the Boston Celtics, and 7-foot, 3-inch college star Lew Alcindor, Cassius Clay strains...
Basketball legend Bill Russell gives Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant the MVP trophy after beating the Celtics during the fourth quarter of Game...
San Francisco teammates raise big Bill Russell on their shoulders in a spontaneous gesture of acclaim following tonight's triumph over the clans,...
Boston Celtics player-coach Bill Russell and guard Emmette Bryant head for the showers after the Celtics defeated the los Angeles Lakers 108-106 to...
Boston Celtics basketball player Bill Russell looks at the camera during a time-out in the waning moments of the 4th playoff game with the 76ers at...
Boston vs. Philadelphia. Madison Square Garden. New York, New York: Bill Russell of Boston in on action as Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia misses...
Boston, MA Boston Celtics player Bill Russell drives to the basket around Philadelphia 76ers player Wilt Chamberlain during a game in Boston in 1965.
It's a jubilant mob scene as happy fans carry Celtics' Tommy Heinsohn , coach Red Auerbach , and big Bill Russell around the basketball court at...
Celtics' Bill Russell makes a formidable appearance as guard against Royals' Oscar Robertson's attempt to score during the second quarter action in...
Bill Russell of the Celtics turns a deaf ear on Wilt Chamberlain of the 76ers and has to be restrained by referee John Vanak away from Chamberlain.
Boston Celtics manager Red Auerbach is shown talking with Olympic star Bill Russell as Russell's wife, Rose, looks on at Madison Square Garden....
Knicks' Dave Bradley finds himself surrounded by Celtics players during 2nd quarter action of the 6th game of the Eastern NBA Playoff series here,...
Boston: Celtics' Bill Russell harasses 76ers' Wilt Chamberlain as he attempts to score, 2nd quarter action, Boston Garden. Celtics' John Havlicek .
Iowa Hawkeyes and San Francisco Dons have varied expressions as they watch the ball fly loose during tussle under the basket in the first half of...
The University of San Francisco Basketball star, two-time All-American Bill Russell sits like a giant grasshopper as he relaxes in his unique way....
Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach, left, talks to player Bill Russell during practice at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., on Sept. 13, 1965.
Boston's player coach Bill Russell blocks a shot by Keith Erickson as the Celtics go on to defeat the Lakers 108-106 in the final game of the NBA...
University of San Francisco Dons player Bill Russell sinks a basket during the semifinals of the NCAA basketball tournament in Chicago, Illinois.
American professional basketball player Bill Russell poses wearing a University of San Francisco vest in the United States circa 1956. Bill Russell...
Los Angeles, CA Hall of fame and former Boston Celtic great Bill Russell passed away at the age of 88. Celtic great Bill Russell during the unveiling...
The retired number 6 worn by Boston Celtics Hall of Fame basketball player Bill Russell is pictured in the rafters at the TD Garden in Boston on Sep....
Boston: Bill Russell, the highest paid player in the history of professional basketball is all smiles after he was named the new coach of the Boston...
Former NBA players Bill Russell and Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. React as they are honored during the 2017 NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center on...
Lakers' Jerry West is guarded closely by Celtics' Bill Russell as he goes in for a layup, 3rd period, 1st game of championship playoffs of the NBA,...
Boston, Massachusetts: In the Lakers-Celtics match, Wilt Chamberlain , of the Los Angeles Lakers challenges Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics as he...
American professional basketball player Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics leaps with the ball towards the net as he bounds past the defenses of the...
University of San Francisco basketball player Bill Russell showing the form he will bring to the pros when he joins the Boston Celtics, San...
Former NBA players Yao Ming, Oscar Robertson and Bill Russell are honored in the first half during the NBA All-Star Game 2016 at the Air Canada...
From left, Boston Celtics players Tom Heinsohn, KC Jones, Bill Russell, and Sam Jones on March 25, 1965.
Former NBA players Oscar Robertson and Bill Russell are honored in the first half during the NBA All-Star Game 2016 at the Air Canada Centre on...
Former NBA players Bill Russell and Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. Are honored during the 2017 NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center on February 19,...
American professional basketball player Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics leaps leaps with arm outstretched to block a shot from an opponent during...
Boston Celtics player Bill Russell and coach Red Auerbach during a game against the Philadelphia Warriors at Boston Garden on Dec. 26, 1956.
Former Boston Celtics player Bill Russell, who won 11 NBA Championships, signs his new book, "Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend" at a...
American basketball player Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics breathes deeply as h lines up a free throw during a game, late 1950s or 1960s.
Boston Celtics player Bill Russell speaks at the Freedom Graduation exercise of the Patrick T. Campbell Junior High School in Roxbury in Boston on...
Bill Russell, former professional basketball player and head coach of the Boston Celtics, is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S....
Boston Celtics players John Richter and Bill Russell hold a basketball above coach Red Auerbach's head in 1959.
The Boston Celtics' Bill Russell holding his trophy after being named most valuable player for 1957-58 following an All-Star game in Detroit, January...
Former Boston Celtics player Bill Russell arrives for the funeral of Boston Celtics great John Havlicek inside the Trinity Church in Boston's Copley...
Closeup portrait of Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtics player Bill Russell during photo shoot. Mercer Island, WA CREDIT: Brian Lanker
Former NBA players Bill Russell and Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. Are honored during the 2017 NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center on February 19,...
Hall of Fame basketball player Bill Russell during an unveiling ceremony on March 26, 2013 at McClymonds High School in Oakland, California. NOTE TO...
The Dallas Wings and the Chicago Sky observe a moment of silence for former NBA player Bill Russell who passed away this week prior to the game at...
Behind the scenes view of Bill Russell and Larry Bird as the NBA celebrates the naming of the 50 greatest players during NBA All-Star weekend on...
Boston Celtics player Bill Russell and Reverend Virgil Wood sit at the Freedom Graduation exercise of the Patrick T. Campbell Junior High School in...
Fans seeing autographs crown around Bill Russell of San Francisco after he was awarded trophies as the Most Valuable Player following the college...
Finals: Closeup of Boston Celtics player / coach Bill Russell on sidelines bench during Game 6 vs Los Angeles Lakers at The Forum. Inglewood, CA...
Behind the scenes view of Magic Johnson, Bill Russell and Larry Bird as the NBA celebrates the naming of the 50 greatest players during NBA All-Star...
