Bill Russell Quiz - Statistics

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  • The average score is 16 of 25
Answer Stats
Question Answer % Correct
1965
97%
Years he won championships in 1957
94%
1959
94%
1960
94%
1961
94%
1962
94%
1963
94%
1964
94%
1966
94%
1968
94%
1969
94%
Team he led to 11 championships Boston Celtics
91%
Team he defeated in the finals 7 times Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers
85%
Jersey Number, retired by the entire NBA after Russell's death #6
79%
Co-NBA star he shared an intense rivalry, and later a close friendship with Wilt Chamberlain
58%
Coach of 9 of these 11 titles Red Auerbach
48%
University he attended University of San Francisco
30%
Title he won at this university NCAA Championship
24%
Magazine that named him "Sportsman of the Year" in 1968 Sports Illustrated
24%
Middle Name Felton
18%
Award he won with the US National Team in 1956 Olympic Gold Medal
18%
Award given to him by Barack Obama in 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom
18%
City he moved to at age 10 after encountering racial abuse in his hometown Oakland, California
12%
Town Russell was born and raised in Monroe, Louisiana
9%
Angry at Boston's perceived racism, he proclaimed it a ___ _____ of racism Flea Market
3%
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