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Also known as William Theodore Walton

American basketball player and sportscaster (1952–2024)

Person · Open Library

Works
13

Top works

  • Chick
  • Jan and Jerry
  • Junior
  • Creating Your Best Life
  • Failure to Communicate

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
78,489
Total plays
418,792

Tags

jazz

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Quotes

  • I’ve had 37 orthopedic operations. I ground my feet up into dust. I’ve got a new knee. I‘ve got a new spine. I’m the lucky one... I never thought going through all of it that I would be healthy at the end. And I almost wasn’t.

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Key facts

Born
( 1952-11-05 ) November 5, 1952, La Mesa, California , U.S.
Died
May 27, 2024 (2024-05-27) (aged 71), San Diego , California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight
210 lb (95 kg)
High school
Helix (La Mesa, California)
College
UCLA (1971–1974)
Nba draft
1974 : 1st round, 1st overall pick
Drafted by
Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career
1974–1988
Position
Center
Number
32, 5
1974 1979
Portland Trail Blazers
1979 1985
San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers
1985 1988
Boston Celtics
Points
6,215 (13.3 ppg)
Rebounds
4,923 (10.5 rpg)
Assists
1,590 (3.4 apg)

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Basketball
Team
_Retired Basketball
Position
Center
Nationality
United States

via TheSportsDB

~40 min read

Encyclopedic overview

William Theodore Walton III (November 5, 1952 – May 27, 2024) was an American basketball player and television sportscaster. He played collegiately for the UCLA Bruins and professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Portland Trail Blazers, San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers, and Boston Celtics. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

Walton rose to prominence in the early 1970s as UCLA's starting center for coach John Wooden. 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. After being selected as the first overall pick in the 1974 NBA draft, Walton led the Portland Trail Blazers to the team's first and only NBA championship in 1977, earning the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award. The following season, Walton was the 1978 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bill Walton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.