Basketball legend Bill Russell has passed away at age 88 according to his family's statement through his official Twitter account.
Russell in an 11 times NBA champion with the Boston Celtics and the first black coach.
Bill Russell passed away "peacefully" on Sunday
"It is with a very heavy heart we would like to pass along to all of Bill's friends, fans & flowers" the family statement reads
" Bill Russell, the most prolific winner in American sports history, passed away peacefully at age 88,with his wife, Jeannine, by his side. Arrangements for his funeral service will be announced soon.
'Bill's two state championships in high school offered in glimmer of the incomparable run of pure team accomplishment to come twice an NCAA champion; captain of a gold-winning US Olympic team; 11 times an NBA champion; and the helm of two NBA championships as the first black head coach of any North American professional sports team.
"Along the way, Bill earned a string of individual awards that stands unprecedented as it went unmentioned by him, in 2009, the award for the NBA Finals most valuable player was renamed after two-time Hall of Famer as the 'Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award.'
"Bll's wife,Jeannine, ang his many friends and family thank you for keeping Bill in your prayers. Perhaps you will relive one or two of the golden moments he gave us, or recall his trademark laugh as he delighted in explaining the real story behind how those moments unfolded. And we hope each of us can find a new way to act or speak up with Bill's uncompromising, dignified and always constructive commitment to principle.That would be one last, and lasting, win our beloved #6."
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