Aug 1, 2022 · Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell was a civil rights trailblazer, before, during and after his basketball career. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 for his...

Feb 16, 2011 · Bill Russell, perhaps the greatest team player in professional sports history, was honored yesterday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The rare basketball player who could dominate...

Aug 1, 2022 · In February 2011, Obama presented Russell with the Medal of Freedom, part of a group that also included civil rights activist John Lewis, poet Maya Angelou, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and...

Nov 8, 2022 · Russell was granted the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2011. “More than any athlete of his era, Bill Russell came to define the word ‘winner’,” Obama said of...

(White House) Footage from President Obama giving the Presidential Medal of Freedom to NBA legend Bill Russell

Aug 1, 2022 · Former President Barack Obama, who awarded Bill Russell a Presidential Medal of Freedom, posted a touching statement remembering the NBA legend's impact on sports and civil rights....

Aug 15, 2022 · The series Presidential Photographs (NAID 81145631) of the Barack Obama Administration contains images of Bill Russell receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. He was awarded this honor for his life-long fight for racial equality.

Feb 16, 2011 · The first African American to coach in the NBA—indeed he was the first to coach a major sport at the professional level in the United States—Bill Russell is also an impassioned advocate of civil rights.

President Barack Obama reaches over the shoulders of 6'9" Bill Russell to present him with the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.

Jul 31, 2022 · Barack Obama awarded Bill Russell the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his lifelong efforts battling systematic racism through protests and vocal opposition. Russell, the 11-time Celtics...