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Bill Walton

Walton in 2022

William Theodore Walton III (November 5, 1952 – May 27, 2024) was an American professional basketball player and television sportscaster. He was born in La Mesa, California.

Walton played college basketball at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Portland Trail Blazers, San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers, and Boston Celtics. His professional career lasted from 1974 until 1988.[1]

Walton was a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. After his playing career, he became a successful sportscaster. In 2001, Walton received an Emmy Award for "Best Live Sports Television Broadcast".[2]

Walton died from colon cancer at his home in San Diego, California on May 27, 2024, at the age of 71.[3][2]

Bill Walton Media

  • Bill Walton playing for UCLA

  • 1973 UCLA yearbook, Southern Campus. 1973 UCLA basketball NCAA champions, Walton in back middle.

  • Walton during the 1974 season

  • Bill Walton – UCLA, 1974

  • Professional basketball player Bill Walton

  • Walton and Portland coach Jack Ramsay holding the NBA championship trophy in 1977

  • Michael Cooper watches as Walton grabs a rebound during the 1987 NBA Finals

  • Walton overcame his stuttering and became a broadcaster.

  • Walton guarding the Pistons' Curtis Rowe in 1976

References

  1. ↑ "Hall of Famer Bill Walton, 71, dies of cancer". ESPN.com. 2024-05-27. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sandomir, Richard (May 27, 2024). Bill Walton, N.B.A. Hall of Famer and Broadcasting Star, Dies at 71. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/sports/basketball/bill-walton-dead.html. Retrieved May 28, 2024. 
  3. ↑ Quick, Jason (May 27, 2024). "Bill Walton, one of basketball's most eccentric characters, dies at 71". The Athletic. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2024. Bill Walton, a Hall of Fame center who authored a career that was triumphant and tragic, as well as colorful and controversial, died Monday at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer, the NBA announced.

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