Bill Walton.Walton was one of the most dominant forces ever to step on a college basketball court. With three consecutive Player of the Year awards and two national titles, his accomplishments were not limited to the court, as he also took home Academic All-American honors three times. An outspoken, politicaladvocatefor his beliefs, Waltoncontinuedthe strong UCLAtraditionof Jackie Robinson, Arthur Ashe and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar by playing a major role in America’s shifting political paradigm during the 1970s. Walton is in both the professional and college Basketball Hall of Fame.
The injury-prone Walton was near-death when his spine collapsed in 2008, but recovered well enough to write abookabout that experience as well as the multitude of other injuries that plagued him during his professional playing career. He now maintains a high-profile as an ESPNcommentatorfor college basketball, and still continues as a free spirit, spinningcolorfulyarns and breaking the staid mold that has plagued broadcasting.
We should all strive to be more like Bill Walton (via @bychasehowell)https://t.co/O8JdUHhgw8pic.twitter.com/wZjM1A2kWz
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport)March 3, 2017
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