and first black head coach in the league. he passed away at the age much 88. nichelle nichols from star trek s original television series passed away at age 89. joining us is author of the book zero o clock cj farley. what beautiful long lives they both lived, but what a loss. it is a loss. bill russell, this guy, we were talking about it, the winningest winner ever to win in the nba. i mean, 11 championships and 13 seasons. that s an incredible record. plus two college championships and an olympic gold medal. he literally changed the game because he before him, the game was really more horizontal. he made it vertical. he was a guy that rebounded like crazy. used his smarts to create fast breaks and outlet passes and made the game faster. he really changed what the game was about on and off the court. you know, when he joined the league, only 15 black players in the nba.
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