Bill Walton was a proud Deadhead. The basketball great, who died Monday at age 71 following a prolonged cancer battle, was famously a huge fan of the Grateful Dead (and a tie-dye aficionado).A ...

How did Bill Walton become a Grateful Dead fan? Walton has been a fan of the Grateful Dead for a long time. According to USA Today , he first saw the band perform live in 1967 at the age of 15 ...

Walton has been a fan of the Grateful Dead for a long time. According to USA Today , he first saw the band perform live in 1967 at the age of 15 years old. That was the same year the band released ...

Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, ... The surviving members of the Grateful Dead paid tribute to Bill Walton, the NBA Hall of Famer and beloved Deadhead who died on Monday from cancer at 71.

Bill Walton once got then-Celtics teammate Rick Carlisle and his future wife all-access tickets for a Grateful Dead show in 1987. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️🥇 ...

Anyone familiar with the world of the Grateful Dead knows that one of the band’s most devoted and excitable fans was the late Bill Walton, the illustrious Hall of Fame NBA center who died in May ...

Comments: While recording for the series, Bill Walton said: “Basketball is life; so is the Grateful Dead. The Lithuanians have shown and given us life’s highest level, meaning, and purpose.

One year after the passing of Bill Walton, Chris Benchetler is paying tribute to the Grateful Dead's biggest fan and friend. Walton passed away on May 27, 2024 at age 71, after a prolonged battle ...

The Pennsylvania-based Hunt Auctions has announced The Personal Collection of Bill Walton, an expansive offering of items that span his celebrated sports career and Grateful Dead fandom.