The Celtics had never been champions before Bill Russell arrived in 1956. By the time he retired in 1969, they'd won 11 rings in 13 ... Celtics to the 1968 NBA championship, becoming the first ...

Bill Russell, who earned 11 NBA championship rings during his career, died on Sunday with his wife Jeannine by his side Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE.

and hired Bill Russell as the first African American head coach in 1966. Bottom line: Phil Jackson has more NBA championship rings than he has fingers to wear them all. Influenced by Eastern ...

Amid the pressure, Bill Russell, player-coach for the latter ... the late Louisiana native become the player with the most rings in NBA history. Another example of his leadership came during ...

Bill Russell ... of an NCAA championship, an NBA title, and an Olympic gold medal (which they won together in the 1965 Olympic Games in Australia). While some may contend that Russell had plenty ...

With a payroll topping $200 million, it was unsurprising that the Boston Celtics spared no expense on their 18th championship rings ... team to repeat since Bill Russell and John Havlicek won ...

The argument for Bill Russell as one of the best players ever to set foot on an NBA court is undeniably intact ... Evidently, it worked because he had 11 rings to show for it.

Winning both NCAA and NBA titles is rare; only certain iconic players have achieved this. Icons like Michael Jordan, Bill Russell ... college team to an NCAA championship also possess the traits ...