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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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  • April 18, 2024
  • By Mike Patton
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Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, in Amherst, Massachusetts Photo credit: Jessica Hill, The Associated Press
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