Bill Russell Crossword

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  1. 1. Bill Russell played for this NBA team
  2. 5. Number he was
  3. 7. first ______________ coach of a major professional sports team
  4. 10. _____ _____ and he had 3 kids together
  5. 13. He helped ______ the first player boycott in 1961
  6. 14. also did ____ ___ ____ in college
  7. 15. Place the player boycott was held
  8. 16. Russell was awarded the ____________ ______ of freedom in 2011
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  1. 2. Born in
  2. 3. "_________ and mental toughness are the margins of victory"
  3. 4. went to ___ also known as University of San Francisco
  4. 6. ______ to the NBA in 1965
  5. 8. He averaged 22.5 _______ a game
  6. 9. won ___ in 1967
  7. 11. ______ NBA championships he won out of thirteen seasons
  8. 12. Russell was still ________ to play even after he came home numerous nights to his house being vandalized