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SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Chamberlain versus Russell

  • April 24, 2025
  • By Mike Patton
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Bill Russell grins at the announcement that he was named coach of the Boston Celtics on April 18, 1966. The late Russell, then 32, a former University of San Francisco basketball star, became the first Black head coach in National Basketball Association history. Photo credit: The Associated Press
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SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Bill Russell logs an NBA milestone with Celtics promotion

  • April 18, 2024
  • By Mike Patton
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Photo credit: The Associated Press
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SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Bill Russell logs 50 rebounds in a game

  • February 8, 2024
  • By Mike Patton
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Late Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Paul Silas, left, and number 23 LeBron James, formerly of the Cavaliers, look on during an Oct. 29, 2003, away game against the Sacramento Kings at Arco Arena in Sacramento, California. The Kings won 106-92. Photo credit: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images
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‘Probably one of the greatest human beings I’ve ever been around’; LeBron James, others, praise the late Paul Silas

  • December 15, 2022
  • By Branson Wright
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Bill Russell dribbling around 1960. Photo credit: Public domain
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Sports history in Black:

  • November 21, 2022
  • By Mike Patton
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Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell in 1969. Photo credit: Public domain
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Sports history in Black: Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell go toe-to-toe for the first time

  • November 7, 2022
  • By Mike Patton
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