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Bill Walton, who passed away on May 27, 2024, was a legendary figure in basketball. A 1974 graduate of UCLA, Walton was the ...
From calling John Wooden twice a week to pretending to be NBA players on voice messages left for his son, Bill Walton was an eternally kind and quirky soul. May 27, 2024 Former UCLA forward Larry ...
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UCLA and Arizona create Bill Walton Game this November
UCLA will remember one of its foremost icons. Arizona will remember the father of former Wildcat Luke Walton and the Pac-12's ...
Bill Walton, who passed away on May 27, 2024, was a legendary figure in basketball. A 1974 graduate of UCLA, Walton was the No. 1 overall pick in that year’s NBA Draft. He went on to play in ...
His brother Bruce went on to play offensive lineman for UCLA and the Dallas Cowboys in the 1976 Super Bowl, but Bill stuck to basketball after heeding the advice of an eighth-grade coach.
Walton’s wife, Lori, reflected on the significance of the matchup in a statement from the Basketball Hall of Fame: “The matchup featuring UCLA and the University of Arizona is the perfect way ...
"Bill Walton was truly one of a kind," NBA commissioner ... Following a standout career at UCLA where he won two NCAA titles under John Wooden, one of the great influences in his life, Walton ...
Bill Walton was never afraid to be himself. Larger than life, only in part because of his nearly 7-foot frame, Walton was a two-time NCAA champion at UCLA, a two-time champion in the NBA ...
Arizona’s game against UCLA in Los Angeles will feature a pregame tribute to Bill Walton, the colorful late television ...
UCLA will be paying tribute to the life of Bruins basketball legend Bill Walton during its game against Ohio State on Sunday. Walton was a larger-than-life character who took time to build special ...
Photo: Jay Blakesberg Prized items from the late basketball legend and ardent Deadhead Bill Walton are on display and hitting ...
WESTWOOD, Calif. — Less than nine months after basketball legend Bill Walton died at age 71 after a prolonged battle with cancer, UCLA school went all-out to embrace one of the distinct ...