Bill Russell

Center | Hall of Fame member

Height: 2.06 m / 6 ft 9 in
Weight: 98 kg / 216 lbs

Bill Russell Bio

Birth date: February 12, 1934
Birth place: Monroe (Louisiana)
Date of death: July 31, 2022 (aged 88)
Full name: William Felton Russell

Nationality: United States
Drafted/signed out of: San Francisco
Draft: 1956 / Pick: 3

NBA career

Seasons: 13
Playoffs^*: 13
NBA Finals^*: 12
NBA titles^*: 11

Regular season stats per game

	MP	PTS	RB	AS	FG	3P	FT
Career	42.3	15.1	22.5	4.3	44	--	56

Playoffs stats per game

	MP	PTS	RB	AS	FG	3P	FT
Career	45.4	16.2	24.9	4.7	43	--	60

Bill Russell NBA awards and honors

5 times NBA Most Valuable Player (1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965)
5 times NBA Rebounding Leader (1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965)
12 times All-Star Game Selection (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969)
1 time All-Star Game MVP (1963)
3 times All-NBA First Team (1959, 1963, 1965)
8 times All-NBA Second Team (1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968)
1 time NBA All-Defensive FirstTeam (1969)

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