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William Theodore "Bill" Walton III (born November 5, 1952) is an American retired basketball player and television sportscaster. Walton achieved superstardom playing for John Wooden's powerhouse UCLA Bruins in the early '70s, winning three successive College Player of the Year Awards, while leading the Bruins to two Division I national titles. He then went on to have a prominent career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) where he was a league Most Valuable Player (MVP) and won two NBA championships. His professional career was significantly hampered by multiple foot injuries. Walton was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on May 10, 1993 and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame that same year.
Walton was born in La Mesa, California, the son of Gloria Anne (née Hickey) and William Theodore "Ted" Walton. His listed adult playing height was 6 feet 11 inches; it has been reported that Walton is actually taller (7 feet 2 inches, or more), but does not like being categorized as a seven-footer.
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Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player who played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Since retiring as a player, he has been a mainstay in the Indiana Pacers organization, currently serving as team president. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Bird was a 12-time NBA All-Star and was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) three consecutive times (1984–1986). He played his entire professional career for Boston, winning three NBA championships and two NBA Finals MVP awards.
He was a member of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team ("The Dream Team") that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Bird was voted to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996 and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998 (and was inducted again 2010 as a member of the "Dream Team").
Actors: Harvey Keitel (actor), Lex Lang (actor), John Farley (actor), Blake Clark (actor), Rhys Ifans (actor), Tommy 'Tiny' Lister (actor), Clint Howard (actor), Allen Covert (actor), Rodney Dangerfield (actor), Dana Carvey (actor), Lewis Arquette (actor), Jess Harnell (actor), Michael Deak (actor), Michael McKean (actor), Jon Lovitz (actor),
Plot: When somebody's mother is an angel and his father is the devil, life can be really confusing. For a sweet boy like Little Nicky, it just got a whole lot worse. His two evil brothers Adrian and Cassius have just escaped from Hell and are wreaking havoc on an unsuspecting earth. His dad is disintegrating and it's up to Nicky to save him and all of a humanity by midnight before one of his brothers becomes the new Satan.
Keywords: 2000s, absurd-humor, actor-playing-himself, angel, angry-mob, anti-hero, back-from-the-dead, backmasking-spoof, basketball, batActors: Cathy Moriarty (actress), Julie Kavner (actress), Joe Mantegna (actor), Richard Masur (actor), Tom Wright (actor), Johnny Williams (actor), Dan Castellaneta (actor), Clint Howard (actor), William Hickey (actor), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (actor), Charles Barkley (actor), Billy Crystal (actor), Robert Costanzo (actor), Billy Crystal (producer), Debra Winger (actress),
Plot: Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews is an American living in Paris who works for the airline he flies on. They meet and fall in love, but their relationship goes through many difficult patches. The story is told in flashback by their friends at a restaurant waiting for them to arrive.
Keywords: american-abroad, basketball, bird, city-name-in-title, coffin, directed-by-star, eiffel-tower-paris, flashback, imperative-in-title, infertilityActors: Ivan Reitman (actor), Harold Ramis (actor), Bill Murray (actor), Joseph Marzano (actor), Casey Kasem (actor), Ernie Hudson (actor), Joe Medjuck (actor), Ron Jeremy (actor), Larry King (actor), Dan Aykroyd (actor), Michael Ensign (actor), William Atherton (actor), David Margulies (actor), John Rothman (actor), Ivan Reitman (actor),
Plot: Three odd-ball scientists get kicked out of their cushy positions at a university in New York City where they studied the occult. They decide to set up shop in an old firehouse and become Ghostbusters, trapping pesky ghosts, spirits, haunts, and poltergeists for money. They wise-crack their way through the city, and stumble upon a gateway to another dimension, one which will release untold evil upon the city. The Ghostbusters are called on to save the Big Apple.
Keywords: 1980s, accountant, apartment, apocalypse, art-deco, ballroom, black-comedy, blockbuster, boredom, brooklyn-bridgeActors: Adele Buffington (writer), Rand Brooks (actor), Foxy Callahan (actor), Chuck Courtney (actor), Boyd Davis (actor), Leif Erickson (actor), Herman Hack (actor), Bill Kennedy (actor), Milton Kibbee (actor), Fred Kohler Jr. (actor), Jack Low (actor), Mathew McCue (actor), Zon Murray (actor), Tex Palmer (actor), Glenn Strange (actor),
Plot: Bent on revenge for the death of his father and the theft of their ranch, young Bill Walton rides into town seeking the aid of his uncle. As he rides into town, he takes a bullet meant for gambler Matt Daggett and across the street lies his uncle, victim of the gambler's gun. Dagget looks on Bill as 'good luck' and nurses him back to health and gives him the job of training "Blue Chip", the fastest quarter horse in the west, for a big race. Bill doesn't know that Dagget plans to fix the race and put his own money on another horse at heavy odds. Quartered at the nearby ranch of John Grant, Bill meets Jerri Marshall, daughter of Bob Marshall, who lost "Blue Chip" to Daggett in a crooked gambling deal. Grant gets mixed up in a stage coach robbery and killing and rides back to the ranch with Daggett henchman Red Roper. When Roper tries to molest a woman, Bill bluffs him with an empty gun and forces him back to town. Roper is arrested for the killing and implicates Grant. Incited by Daggett, who fears exposure as the outlaw leader, a paid mob breaks into the jail and both Grant and Roper are hanged, but Grant, barely able to touch a plank with the toe of his boot, clings to life until Bill finds him and cuts him down. On the day of the race, Daggett lures Bill away from "Blue Chip" long enough for a wire to be twisted around the horse's leg at the fetlock. "Blue Chip" goes lane partly through the race but races on in agony and wins. Daggett tries to hide his treachery by blaming the lameness on a broken leg and draws his gun to shoot the horse. Marshall intervenes and is shot by the gambler. Bill discovers the wire and now also knows that Daggett is the outlaw leader responsible for his father's death and the hanging of his friend Grant. Bill heads for the saloon to confront Daggett. Just as the gambler turns to fire on Bill, Grant appears. When the smoke clears both Daggett and Grant are dead.
Keywords: b-movie, b-western, bar-shootout, based-on-novel, crippled, crooked-gambling, death, deception, double-cross, duplicityCoach Nick shows you how a true team of players featuring Bill Walton, Lionel Hollins, Bobby Gross and Maurice Lucas overcame a collection of All Stars in Philly, players like Doug Collins, George McGinnis and Dr. J. In a striking parallel to the Dallas Mavericks victory over the Miami Heat this year, the Blazers stuck together in an impressive team style of play - showing that the 1 on 1 style favored by the Sixers doesn't always win.
An ESPN Sportscentury on UCLA and NBA legend Bill Walton. I do not own or profit from this video.
Los Angeles Clippers' Bill Walton has an impressive offensive game with 19 points. The 1983-1985 Clippers' Bill Walton was actually sneakily good, could play about 70-80% as good as his own prime version and missed only 42 of the 164 games those two seasons. December 27, 1984.
Bill Walton and Dick Vitale talk so much during their interview that Michael Smith and Jemele Hill literally put their feet up and allow the broadcasting legends to take over SC6. Follow SportsCenter on all social platforms: https://www.facebook.com/sportscenter https://www.twitter.com/sportscenter https://www.instagram.com/sportscenter
A mix of his signature disdain for certain events or players, his signature hyperbole about what just happened in front of us and the randomness in his comments that appears from time to time. I just love Bill Walton. December 5, 2003.
You have to love it.
An exclusive sitdown interview with Celtics legend Bill Walton.
You wanna know what happens when you put two of the smartest basketball players ever on one team? Watch the video and you'll see, this guys had so much fun in 85/86 regular season it was almost comical.
Bill Walton is live on "GMA" to discuss "Back From the Dead," the new memoir in which he recounts his devastating injuries and amazing recoveries. SUBSCRIBE to GMA ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1oRy1dINbMVp3UFWrKP0w/subscribe To read the full story and others, visit http://www.goodmorningamerica.com Good Morning America (GMA) brings viewers an award-winning combination of breaking news, exclusive investigations, hard hitting interviews, weather forecasts, cutting edge medical field information, and financial reporting every morning. Join Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Lara Spencer, Michael Strahan, Amy Robach and Ginger Zee weekdays at 7am on ABC. Follow GMA across the web-- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodMorningAmerica Twitter: https://twitter.com/GMA?ref_src=tws...
Basketball Hall-of-Famer and Sports Broadcaster Bill Walton visits OSU Student Media on January 11th, 2013. Walton spoke about his sports and broadcasting careers and his perspectives on the Pac 12 basketball season. Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/GPW0/
Hall-of-famer Bill Walton talks about his basketball career, overcoming his stutter, and transitioning into a sports commentator for NBC. »»﴿───► See more on the Musicians Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsOd2Va0fMmoyDwyqbf4Eqf_c8ZUQTdZi
Here's another story I found "lost" on 3/4" tape ... and fun. Shot sometime in 1974-1975, Bill Walton, the star center of the Portland Trailblazers, had just suffered a season-ending foot injury. The national media was clammering for an interview .. on a Saturday morning. I got the call from home. Sport Director Ted Dawson had scored an exclusive interview and wanted me to shoot it. Apparently Walton trusted Ted and I to do a fair story. We went to his home on the Willamette river south of Portland. I remember it because the custom house had been built to Bill Walton scale and I felt so small. I remember his beautiful German Shephards which you see in the film. We got back to the station before noon. I had maybe 20 minutes to edit the piece when the film was developed. W...
Bill Walton Memories of a Celtic + 1986 Interview By Jay King | mjking@masslive.com BOSTON -- Before any of the assembled reporters could ask a question, Bill Walton grabbed a microphone, sat down and began delivering a story. He was beaming, he said, because of Tuesday night's event to honor the 1966, 1976, and 1986 Boston Celtics championship teams. Bill Russell, Walton's favorite player, sat across the walkway in the Liberty Hotel. Several of Walton's old teammates, including Kevin McHale and Danny Ainge, were walking around the building too. "This was the team, the franchise, that taught me how to love basketball," Walton said. "Even though I'm from San Diego, heart of Laker country, I became a Celtics fan because of (longtime Lakers announcer) Chick Hearn. Chick Hearn, eve...
Basketball legends shared stories and memories at the Larry Bird Scholarship Dinner. Bill Walton expressed his love... Videographer: Tracy Ford
Bill Walton is one of the most eccentric and animated color commentators in sports. But for years, the NBA Hall of Famer lived on his back with a debilitating spinal injury. Walton describes the ordeal as the lowest point in his life. Subscribe to Complex for More: http://goo.gl/PJeLOl Check out more of Complex here: http://www.complex.com https://twitter.com/ComplexMag https://www.facebook.com/complex https://www.instagram.com/complex/ https://plus.google.com/+complex/ COMPLEX is a community of creators and curators, armed with the Internet, committed to surfacing and sharing the voices and conversations that define our new America. Our videos exemplify convergence culture, exploring topics that include music, sneakers, style, sports and pop culture through original shows and Complex ...
A powerful, emotional Bill Walton, as you've never seen him, reflects on his fathers life.
Coach Nick shows you how a true team of players featuring Bill Walton, Lionel Hollins, Bobby Gross and Maurice Lucas overcame a collection of All Stars in Philly, players like Doug Collins, George McGinnis and Dr. J. In a striking parallel to the Dallas Mavericks victory over the Miami Heat this year, the Blazers stuck together in an impressive team style of play - showing that the 1 on 1 style favored by the Sixers doesn't always win.
An ESPN Sportscentury on UCLA and NBA legend Bill Walton. I do not own or profit from this video.
Los Angeles Clippers' Bill Walton has an impressive offensive game with 19 points. The 1983-1985 Clippers' Bill Walton was actually sneakily good, could play about 70-80% as good as his own prime version and missed only 42 of the 164 games those two seasons. December 27, 1984.
Bill Walton and Dick Vitale talk so much during their interview that Michael Smith and Jemele Hill literally put their feet up and allow the broadcasting legends to take over SC6. Follow SportsCenter on all social platforms: https://www.facebook.com/sportscenter https://www.twitter.com/sportscenter https://www.instagram.com/sportscenter
A mix of his signature disdain for certain events or players, his signature hyperbole about what just happened in front of us and the randomness in his comments that appears from time to time. I just love Bill Walton. December 5, 2003.
You have to love it.
An exclusive sitdown interview with Celtics legend Bill Walton.
You wanna know what happens when you put two of the smartest basketball players ever on one team? Watch the video and you'll see, this guys had so much fun in 85/86 regular season it was almost comical.
Bill Walton was one of the greatest players of all-time.
An ESPN Sportscentury on UCLA and NBA legend Bill Walton. I do not own or profit from this video.