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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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A hall of fame is a structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals in a certain field, usually chosen by a group of electors. The meaning of "fame" has changed over the years, originally meaning "renown" as opposed to today's more common meaning of "celebrity".
In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actual halls or museums which enshrine the honorees with sculptures, plaques, and displays of memorabilia and general information regarding the inducted recipient/s. Sometimes, the honorees' plaques may instead be posted on a wall (hence a '"wall of fame") or inscribed on a sidewalk (as in a "walk of fame" or an "avenue of fame"). In others, the hall of fame is more figurative and just simply consists of a list of names of noteworthy individuals (or sometimes groups, for ex. Sporting groups or Rock groups) maintained by an organization or community or honouring its inducted members legacy or legend.
The English-language term was popularised in the United States by the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at Bronx Community College, in New York City, completed in 1900. Its inspiration is the Ruhmeshalle ("Hall of Fame") in Munich, Germany. The Walhalla memorial in Bavaria, Germany, is an even earlier hall of fame, conceived in 1807 and built from 1900 to 1907.
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Los Angeles (i/lɒs ˈændʒəlᵻs/ loss AN-jə-ləs or loss AN-jə-liss) (Spanish for "The Angels"), officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States after New York City, the most populous city in the state of California, and the county seat of Los Angeles County.
Situated in Southern California, Los Angeles is known for its mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, sprawling metropolis, and as a major center of the American entertainment industry. Los Angeles lies in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over 10,000 feet (3,000 m).
Historically home to the Chumash and Tongva, Los Angeles was claimed by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo for Spain in 1542 along with the rest of what would become Alta California. The city was officially founded on September 4, 1781, by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve. It became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the Mexican War of Independence. In 1848, at the end of the Mexican–American War, Los Angeles and the rest of California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thereby becoming part of the United States. Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850, five months before California achieved statehood. The city experienced rapid growth with the discovery of oil.
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.
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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.
Bill Walton was one of the greatest players of all-time.
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. Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: http://ow.ly/1YWF30aFCi3 Subscribe NOW to ESPN on YouTube: http://ow.ly/xjsF309WWdG Get more ESPN on YouTube: First Take: http://ow.ly/n47n30aLirR SC6 with Michael & Jemele: http://ow.ly/jXhw30aLiGv SportsCenter with SVP: http://ow.ly/upAm30aLiK4 This Is SportsCenter: http://ow.ly/dhu3309WWgH ESPN Must-See: http://ow.ly/VMLx309WWid ESPN Stories: http://ow.ly/3FiD30aLiQs ESPN on Social Media: Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/espn Like on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/espn Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/espn Visit ESPN on YouTube to get up-to-the-minute s...
Did you hear the one about Rich Eisen, Katy Perry, Bill Walton and "The Mountain" from "Game of Thrones"? Guess which two of them hopped in a mini-van that ended up with a shattered window at the end of the day? This all really happened. Watch and see!
Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton chats with Dan about Tonight's big Championship Game, UNC vs Gonzaga, His true height and much more.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in conversation with Bill Walton at Live Talks Los Angeles, May 24, 2017, discussing his book, "Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court." For more info on Live Talks Los Angeles -- upcoming events, videos and podcast -- visit livetalksla.org and follow this channel on YouTube
Hall of Famer Bill Walton proves his love of UCLA freshman Lonzo Ball knows no bounds as he expounds upon the one-and-done star & the time Jim Gray saved his life.
Record breaking performance by Bill Walton, 44 points on 21/22 FG - amazing game...
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/
Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton chats with Dan about Tonight's big Championship Game, UNC vs Gonzaga, His true height and much more.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in conversation with Bill Walton at Live Talks Los Angeles, May 24, 2017, discussing his book, "Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court." For more info on Live Talks Los Angeles -- upcoming events, videos and podcast -- visit livetalksla.org and follow this channel on YouTube
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...
Basketball great and celebrated Deadhead Bill Walton has written a new memoir titled Back From The Dead. In this book Walton explores his athletic career and the steady, inspiring role that music has played in his life. In this new episode of our Conversation series, Walton explores both of these topics with Relix editor-in-chief Dean Budnick. In Part One of the Conversation, Walton walks through the new book, discusses his earliest encounters with the Grateful Dead and recalls the day when he brought the members of the Boston Celtics (minus Danny Ainge) to a show. A Relix Conversation with Bill Walton Moderated by Dean Budnick Filmed and edited by Brian Stollery Created and Produced by Bradley Tucker More great videos: http://www.relix.com/media/videos Like us on Facebook: https://www....
Did you hear the one about Rich Eisen, Katy Perry, Bill Walton and "The Mountain" from "Game of Thrones"? Guess which two of them hopped in a mini-van that ended up with a shattered window at the end of the day? This all really happened. Watch and see!
Hall of Famer Bill Walton proves his love of UCLA freshman Lonzo Ball knows no bounds as he expounds upon the one-and-done star & the time Jim Gray saved his life.
Bill Walton sits down with Molly McGrath to answer questions submitted by Celtics fans via Twitter.
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.
Bill Walton was one of the greatest players of all-time.
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. Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: http://ow.ly/1YWF30aFCi3 Subscribe NOW to ESPN on YouTube: http://ow.ly/xjsF309WWdG Get more ESPN on YouTube: First Take: http://ow.ly/n47n30aLirR SC6 with Michael & Jemele: http://ow.ly/jXhw30aLiGv SportsCenter with SVP: http://ow.ly/upAm30aLiK4 This Is SportsCenter: http://ow.ly/dhu3309WWgH ESPN Must-See: http://ow.ly/VMLx309WWid ESPN Stories: http://ow.ly/3FiD30aLiQs ESPN on Social Media: Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/espn Like on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/espn Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/espn Visit ESPN on YouTube to get up-to-the-minute s...
Did you hear the one about Rich Eisen, Katy Perry, Bill Walton and "The Mountain" from "Game of Thrones"? Guess which two of them hopped in a mini-van that ended up with a shattered window at the end of the day? This all really happened. Watch and see!
Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton chats with Dan about Tonight's big Championship Game, UNC vs Gonzaga, His true height and much more.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in conversation with Bill Walton at Live Talks Los Angeles, May 24, 2017, discussing his book, "Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court." For more info on Live Talks Los Angeles -- upcoming events, videos and podcast -- visit livetalksla.org and follow this channel on YouTube
Hall of Famer Bill Walton proves his love of UCLA freshman Lonzo Ball knows no bounds as he expounds upon the one-and-done star & the time Jim Gray saved his life.
Record breaking performance by Bill Walton, 44 points on 21/22 FG - amazing game...
Bill Walton was one of the greatest players of all-time.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in conversation with Bill Walton at Live Talks Los Angeles, May 24, 2017, discussing his book, "Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court." For more info on Live Talks Los Angeles -- upcoming events, videos and podcast -- visit livetalksla.org and follow this channel on YouTube
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/
ESPN First Take : Molly Qerim Joins Stephen A Smith & Skip Bayless as they debate the hottest topics in sports. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FirstTake Twitter: https://twitter.com/firsttake I do not own anything on this video. No Copyright Infringement Is Intended. I don't take credits anything from this video. Any Audiovisual content on this video is not owned by me and is owned by ESPN. All rights reserved to ESPN. Visit their Website at espn.com/firsttake
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Bill Walton had a stellar basketball and broadcasting career but excruciating back pain brought the Hall of Fame player to the brink of suicide. Consumed by the pain and at the end of his rope, Walton had XLIF (eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion) surgery that he says changed his life. At a special presentation at UConn Health, Dr. Isacc Moss, UConn health orthopaedic surgeon, discusses how the procedure works, followed by Walton's personal story about how the surgery saved his life.
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