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Bill Russell accepts HOF ring
« on: November 15, 2019, 10:36:03 PM »

Offline Mike Pemulis

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Sorry if this was already posted. Here's from Bill Russell's twitter and a brief article.
"In a private ceremony w/my wife & close friends A.Mourning @AnnMeyers @billwalton & others I accepted my #HOF ring. In ‘75 I refused being the 1st black player to go into the @Hoophall I felt others before me should have that honor. Good to see progress; ChuckCooperHOF19 @NBA"
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2019/11/15/bill-russell-hall-of-fame-ring-44-years-after-induction/40622563/
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Re: Bill Russell accepts HOF ring
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2019, 11:48:10 PM »

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as ever, bill russell is intelligent and ethical. he is a great human being.
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Awesome, didn't know he'd never accepted the ring. And true to his word waited til Cooper got his. Love the principled stand.

...also, pretty crazy that the HOF had no black members until 1975. Speaks to how long segregation affected a sport that's been dominated by black players for as long as almost anyone can remember.
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