Bill Russell
Richard Ramkissoon
Early Years
Bill Russell was born on February 9, 1934. Russell played basketball, he played for the NBA. The teams he played for was the Boston Celtics, and the Seattle Supersonic. Russell attended McClymonds [Oakland, California] high school.
Basketball Career
Russell was 6ft, and approximately 220lbs. Russell retired basketball in 1956. Although Russell's childhood was not so good, he was suffering of many illnesses. He averaged about 20.7 points, and 20.3 rebounds.
Goals
George Taliaferro was one of the few African Americans to attend Indiana University in the 1940’s. In 1945, his freshman year, he led the IU football team to their first Big Ten championship. In 1949, he would become the first African American to be drafted by the National Football League and would become the first African American to play quarterback in the history of professional football.