Throughout his basketball career, Bill Russell compiled a legacy of championship achievement unparalleled in any sport. As the dominant defensive player of his generation, he won an Olympic gold ...

Russell won 11 NBA titles, two NCAA championships and an Olympic gold medal. Russell played 21 winner-take-all games and went 21-0. Jordan lost his last game at North Carolina to Indiana in the ...

BOSTON — Bill Russell redefined how basketball is played, and then he changed the way sports are viewed in a racially divided country. The most prolific winner in NBA history, Russell marched with ...

Before going pro, Russell, while at the University of San Francisco, won two NCAA championships, led the team to 55 consecutive wins and won a gold medal at the 1956 Olympics.

Bill Russell redefined how basketball is played, ... He led the Dons to NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956 and won a gold medal in 1956 at the Melbourne Olympics in Australia.

In a period of 15 years Bill Russell's teams won 14 championships — two NCAA titles, 11 NBA championships and an Olympic gold medal in 1956 Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

Bill Russell was a late bloomer. ... 13 seasons is a mark unlikely to ever be matched — had a career that included 12 All-Star appearances and an Olympic gold medal in 1956.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Thursday morning will honor U.S. Army Ranger veterans who served in World War II with a ...

Bill Russell, the NBA great who ... He led the Dons to NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956 and won a gold medal in 1956 at the Melbourne Olympics in Australia.

Bill Russell stopped for a red light in his shiny Lincoln.  Russell had recently delivered a third championship to the city ...

14: From 1955 to 1969, Russell won 14 titles (11 NBA Finals, two NCAA championships and one Olympic gold medal), and was part of an NBA record eight straight titles for the Celtics from 1959-66.

As the dominant defensive player of his generation, he won an Olympic gold medal for the U.S. basketball team in 1956, then over the next 13 years led the Boston Celtics to 11 NBA championships. AP/AP ...