russell, bill

Looks at the relationship between two iconic athletes, Bob Cousy and Bill Russell, and situates the Boston Celtics dynasty against the dramatic canvas of American life in the 50s and 60s.

Explores how professional basketball was impacted by the racial tensions of the 1960s, using the stories of star players Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell to demonstrate how the game, and its players, evolved in response to those tensions.

Former NBA player Bill Russell shares the insights, the memories and the essential "rules of success" that influenced him in every aspect of his life, from raising a daughter as a single father to becoming a successful coach and mentor to others.

Describes the backgrounds and accomplishments of coach Phil Woolpert--a former prison guard--and players Bill Russell and K. C. Jones--unrecruited African-American players for the University of San Francisco's basketball team in the 1950s--and discusses the influence they had on college sports.

Biography of an outstanding athlete, who gained fame as a basketball player with the Boston Celtics.

Tells the life story of Bill Russell--whose career as an outstanding rebounder for the Boston Celtics led him to become the first African-American elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame and the first African-American to coach in the NBA--describing his childhood, his achievements, and his legacy.

Basketball legend Bill Russell pays homage to his mentor and coach, the inimitable Red Auerbach, in this story of an unlikely and enduring friendship set against the backdrop of the greatest basketball dynasty in NBA history. When Bill Russell joined the Boston Celtics in 1957 as the nation's first prominent black basketball star, he was not expecting much from his coach. Despite two national college championships and an Olympic gold medal, Russell's previous coaches--all whites--had barely spoken to him. Russell's style was unorthodox, redefining the meaning of defense and offense, and many scouts dismissed him. Yet Auerbach, the Jewish outsider in Irish Boston, immediately took to Russell, the African American from Louisiana and Oakland, and he was a coach like no other. Together they made sports history, battled prejudice both on and off the court, created a team chemistry for the ages--and became lifelong friends.--From publisher description.

A biography of the Boston Celtics basketball player who became the first African American player inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

A biography of the outstanding basketball player who joined the Boston Celtics in the 1956-1957 season and led the team to eleven NBA championships in the thirteen years he played.

Explores how professional basketball was impacted by the racial tensions of the 1960s, using the stories of star players Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell to demonstrate how the game, and its players, evolved in response to those tensions.