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I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the sacrifice, the commitment, the joy, the camaraderie, the relationship with the fans.

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Bill Walton
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: November 5
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La Mesa
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William Theodore Walton
William Theodore Walton III
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