RIP Bill Walton

[stealurface831]

https://sports.yahoo.com/hall-of-fam...172423943.html
We bid you goodnight, Bill.

[ötzi]

I've pretty much been a fan my whole life. RIP Bill.

[riser4]

RIP

Ripple in still water
When there is no pebble tossed
Nor wind to blow

[Core Shot]

Wow. Interesting bio. I always thought of him as a Celtic with Byrd and Parrish.
But he was only there for one amazing year.

RIP.

[buttahflake]

Admiral Byrd was a Celtic?

[frorider]

Thought he was a bit older than that. Legend. RIP.

[fatnslow]

RIP big red ! Beloved icon here in Portland for the one and only chip in 77'.

[gravitylover]

Dude was always blocking the view of the stage...

RIP Bill

[Danno]

RIP big red.

[Core Shot]

Admiral Byrd was a Celtic?

Thx grammar nazi.

But there’s also only one R in parish. Half fail face palm.

RIP

[Dantheman]

The guy lived a hell of a life. RIP, Bill.

[SkiCougar]

I've pretty much been a fan my whole life. RIP Bill.

I was not until watching the espn short of his career and life as his career was before my time, he was simply amazing.

[plugboots]

Dang. Hate the Dead, but I loved Bill.

[schindlerpiste]

RIP. I wonder whether he made it to the sphere?.
Clearly, on of the most outspoken celeb Dead Heads.
Unstoppable in college. One of the Bruins' GOATs

[gravitylover]

Bill Kreuzman wrote a nice piece:
There are incredible stories about Bill Walton that I promised him I would only tell after he passed away, and it’s not nearly that time yet because before we laugh, first we must allow ourselves to cry. Darn it. This is a mournful day. This is a period of mourning.
Sure, Bill Walton was an NBA legend. But in the Grateful Dead orbit, he was just a fan - and that made him a legend here, too. In many ways, he was our number one fan… but Bill would’ve taken issue with that ranking because, while he won many awards in his storied basketball career — including MVP — Bill insisted that the Grateful Dead was not a competition — and that all Deadheads were equal.
By that same notion, as I flash through decades of adventures with him, there isn’t one favorite memory. They all shine through. And they’re all important, because they all brought us both real happiness. And that’s special. That’s friendship.
Bill was a genuine fan that became a genuine friend and someone I always looked up to. But his towering presence was more than just literal. Whenever I play, there will now always be a hole where a seat should be, about ten rows back, center, where Bill used to stand, eyes closed, arms raised, while he felt the music running through him. That was a happy place for him and seeing him out there was one of mine. We never did have a hard time finding him in the crowd.
Similarly, when he walked into a room, you knew it - but it wasn’t because of his size. It was because of that laugh of his that broadcasted joy, and it was his easygoing smile that beamed sunshine across any space he ever entered.
So, yeah, losing Bill is an irreplaceable loss and, in simple terms, I am heartbroken. When somebody means that much to you, when their friendship is that important – that’s called love. I loved Bill Walton. As we say in the land of the Dead: May the four winds blow him safely home.

[Danno]

Must be some dust in the air...

[stealurface831]

The four part 30 for 30 is well worth a watch. Gonna have to run it back tonight. We lost one of the good ones.


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[ötzi]

Imagine if injuries (his feet in particular) hadn't given him so much trouble. He just seemed like a guy who was fully engaged with life, to an amazing degree. He didn't leave anything on the table.

[ticketchecker]

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[mcski]

Ran into Bill on the ucla campus back in summer of 91 or 92. He had a hot little Asian girl on his arm and I’m thinking Billdawg is gonna destroy this girl. I guess she could take since they were still married this week

[Meadow Skipper]

Nice tribute piece by Bill K.

RIP

[Viva]

Not a fan of fucla, but Walton really was a great competitor and a tremendous college baskeball player. Better than Kareem (Lew).

Timing of death is fitting, as the Pac-12 held its last event Saturday night, and he passed soon after. The only person at ESPN that cared about the Pac- 10/12.

I ran into him at the San Diego airport a ways back. He was walking very slowly and limping.

[Aldo]

Standing on the moon.
So long brother….

[The Reverend Floater]

Loved him as a Blazer and a deadhead. Couldn't stand him as a commentator, but that's ok. He was a unique soul and a great person by all accounts.

RIP Bill.

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[Cono Este]

Too damn young. Rip