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Sports1956–1969

Bill Russell

Basketball figure in the Pantheon cultural record.

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Team History

Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
1956–1969

The Athletic Record

Championships

1957
Boston Celtics
NBA Championship
Boston Celtics
1959
Boston Celtics
NBA Championship
Boston Celtics
1960
Boston Celtics
NBA Championship
Boston Celtics
1961
Boston Celtics
NBA Championship
Boston Celtics
1962
Boston Celtics
NBA Championship
Boston Celtics
1963
Boston Celtics
NBA Championship
Boston Celtics
1964
Boston Celtics
NBA Championship
Boston Celtics
1965
Boston Celtics
NBA Championship
Boston Celtics
1966
Boston Celtics
NBA Championship
Boston Celtics
1968
Boston Celtics
NBA Championship
Boston Celtics
1969
Boston Celtics
NBA Championship
Boston Celtics

Accolades & Honors

5× NBA MVP
1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965
mvp
12× NBA All-Star
all star
11× All-NBA Team
all nba
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
1975
hall of fame

Rank History

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Often Compared To

Bill Sharman

#2

Basketball — Cultural icon · 1950–1961

Bill Walton

#3

Basketball — Cultural icon · 1974–1988