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RIP - Bill Walton

Posted on 5/27/24 at 1:17 pm
Posted by Pistol44
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2019
2298 posts
Posted on 5/27/24 at 1:17 pm
Rest easy Bill, all time great and greatest passing center of his era. Precursor to the Joker. Still remember vividly his 21-22 shooting performance against Memphis, one of the greatest one game championship performances ever.
This post was edited on 5/27/24 at 1:19 pm
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
42813 posts
Posted on 5/27/24 at 2:33 pm to
RIP to the big man
Posted by LSUgrad88
Member since Jun 2009
8379 posts
Posted on 5/27/24 at 2:52 pm to
Hate to see the big man go. He was a joy. Kind of eerie he died just as the “Conference of Champions” is going away.
Posted by LSUGrad1995
Member since May 2024
203 posts
Posted on 5/27/24 at 5:29 pm to
He called the Malice at the Palace game. R.I.P.

MALICE AT THE PALICE

“THIS IS A DISGRACE “ - Bill Walton
This post was edited on 5/27/24 at 5:32 pm
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
103149 posts
Posted on 5/27/24 at 5:38 pm to
Yeah, Walton is probably the last guy who would have gone diving into the stands between his foot and his toking.
Posted by WaltWhite504
Member since Sep 2021
2108 posts
Posted on 5/28/24 at 8:49 am to
Met him once at LSU when his son Adam played for the Tigers.

Adam was a fun guy. No idea how he passed a drug test based on his party life.
Posted by Spec
Member since Sep 2015
456 posts
Posted on 5/28/24 at 9:52 pm to
Judging from all the stories posted on social media the past 2 days, he appears to be the most universally beloved sports figure among his peers.
Posted by Pistol44
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2019
2298 posts
Posted on 5/28/24 at 11:55 pm to
quote:

Judging from all the stories posted on social media the past 2 days, he appears to be the most universally beloved sports figure among his peers


He was a heck of an individual. He was actually a pretty shy guy who gradually showed more of himself as he got older. At his heart though he was a fierce competitor that learned the value of team under the Great John Wooden. He was genuine, cared about his teammates and inspired a lot of people by playing at a high level despite his body failing him multiple times. Dude had like 35 surgeries throughout his career and kept coming back.

You just had to see him when he was rolling though, great athlete that did it all, ferocious rebounder, bullet outlet passes, great rim protector, deft touch in the paint, and great timing on his passes. Oh, and he would certainly fire one up with you ... shout out to Big Red.
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
67564 posts
Posted on 5/29/24 at 8:37 am to
Great player and cool dude/nice guy.
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