Bill Walton

Who they were

William Theodore Walton III was an American basketball player and television sportscaster. He played collegiately for the UCLA Bruins and professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Portland Trail Blazers, San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers, and Boston Celtics. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

Early life

Educated at: Helix High School, University of California, Los Angeles, and Stanford Law School.

Early life Walton was born and raised in La Mesa, California , a suburb of San Diego , the son of Gloria Anne ( née Hickey) and William Theodore "Ted" Walton Jr. He was raised with siblings Bruce , Cathy, and Andy. The Walton home was on a hillside on Colorado Avenue, just below Lake Murray . [ 1 ] Walton's father was a music teacher and social worker, and his mother was a librarian. His parents had interests in art, literature, politics, and music. Walton took music lessons,

Path and career

Awards / honours: NBA Most Valuable Player Award.

Professional career Portland Trail Blazers (1974–1979) Injury-plagued early years (1974–1976) Walton in 1975 Walton was drafted by the American Basketball Association 's Dallas Chaparrals in the 1973 ABA draft as an underclassman in an attempt to lure him from UCLA. In the locker room after the 1973 Championship game, Coach Wooden introduced Walton to representatives of the ABA, who hoped to convince him to turn pro. "Of which I had no interest in doing", Walton said. [ 1 ] In 1974,

Why this date

Bill Walton appears on our May 27 calendar for 2024 as a death entry.