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Bill Russell Memorial Correspondence 1970
Full text linkDocuments include a letter to Bill Russell from Robert Sunderland, V.P. of Student Affairs and Harold Logwood, Chairman of the Black Student Union notifying him USF\u27s plan to create the Bill Russell Room in honor of the alum athlete.
Page 3 is a letter from Harold Logwood to Father Jonsen requesting the administration to issue Bill Russell an honorary degree from USF during the unveiling of the Bill Russell Room.
Pages 4-7 are BSU notes, plans and a schedule to raise money for the creation of the Bill Russell Room
Bill Russell Memorial Correspondence 1970
No full textDocuments include a February 11, 1970, letter to Bill Russell from Robert Sunderland, V.P. of Student Affairs and Harold Logwood, Chairman of the Black Student Union notifying him of USF's plan to create the Bill Russell Room in honor of the alum athlete; April 2, 1970, letter from BSU chairman Harold Logwood to USF President Fr. Jonsen asking that the university award Russell an honorary degree; schedule of BSU office hours; list of office staff; attempted recruits for basketball; and list of Hayes-Healy Hall Sisters
College Union Lecture: Bill Russell "Russell Raps"
No full textAudio recording entitled "Russell Raps." delivered as part of the Wake Forest College Union lecture series by Bill Russell on October 20, 1971
Bill Russell
No full textBill Russell, a player for the Boston Celtics as well as the first player coach in Boston Sports history and the first African - American to manage full-time in any major league sport, visited Rollins College in March of 1970. On his visit he spoke at the fieldhouse concerning issues such as the draft, the drug problem, law and order, and pollution. He said: "This is a great, great country... it can be even greater... for this country to be as great as it can be I would die.
Fort Hays State University Baseball Coach Bob Fornelli and Player Bill Russell
No full textThe Fort Hays State University Baseball Coach Bob Fornelli and Player Bill Russell. A black and white photograph shows Bob Fornelli and Bill Russell standing on a baseball field. Bob Fornelli stands on the right in a white uniform with the words Fort Hays and the number 33 written across the front and a baseball hat. Bill Russell stands on the right in a white uniform with the words Fort Hays and the number 25 written across the front and a helmet. They both stand with their hands on their hips. There is a man standing against a chain link fence in the background of the photograph.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/tiger_baseball/1639/thumbnail.jp
1970 athletic banquet featuring Wayne Carpenter and Bill Russell
No full textAlt Text: Wayne Carpenter and Bill Russell stand together conversing during a UNI athletic banquet. They wears suits as they stand in front of a stone wall. Black and white image.https://scholarworks.uni.edu/panther_athletics/1714/thumbnail.jp
Newspaper Article, Bill Russell Speaks On His Celtics Career, March 10, 1970
Full text linkThis newspaper article notifies that Bill Russell will speak on March 10th, 1970 about his career with the Celtics. Tickets will be sold at the door and high school basketball players will get in at special rate. The article gives background information for both Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ua-reflectors-1965-1975/1361/thumbnail.jp
Joe Moore and Bill Russell in front of Calvert liquor display
No full textJoe Moore and Bill Russell in front of Calvert liquor display, holding liquor bottles.https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_wdsmithphotography/8405/thumbnail.jp
Newspaper Article, Basketball Star Bill Russell Comes To MSU Tuesday, March 6, 1970
Full text linkIn this newspaper article, former Boston Celtics basketball star Bill Russell, the first Black coach of a major league team, is scheduled to speak at MSU. The article gives Russell\u27s background and mentions that he is scheduled to speak as part of the Lectern Series. The article is accompanied by a photo of Russell.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ua-reflectors-1965-1975/1360/thumbnail.jp
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