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Bill Russell did the impossible when he led the Celtics to two championships as their player-coach - CBSSports.com
![ESPN na Twitter: "55 years ago, Bill Russell became the first Black coach in NBA history. Russell served as a player-coach with the Celtics for three seasons, winning two titles 🏆 https://t.co/lT08zsjXER" / ESPN na Twitter: "55 years ago, Bill Russell became the first Black coach in NBA history. Russell served as a player-coach with the Celtics for three seasons, winning two titles 🏆 https://t.co/lT08zsjXER" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzQqK0jUcAkbGDY.jpg)
ESPN na Twitter: "55 years ago, Bill Russell became the first Black coach in NBA history. Russell served as a player-coach with the Celtics for three seasons, winning two titles 🏆 https://t.co/lT08zsjXER" /
![NBA Coaches Who Won Championships As Players: Bill Russell And Phil Jackson Are The Ultimate Winners - Fadeaway World NBA Coaches Who Won Championships As Players: Bill Russell And Phil Jackson Are The Ultimate Winners - Fadeaway World](https://fadeawayworld.net/.image/ar_4:3%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200/MTg0NTM0ODI0OTE5MjQ1OTQ0/245121342_4443278879088423_7746305496992334512_n.jpg)
NBA Coaches Who Won Championships As Players: Bill Russell And Phil Jackson Are The Ultimate Winners - Fadeaway World
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Bill Russell: How historic success as the league's first Black coach paved the way for others | Sporting News Canada
![Head coach Bill Russell of the Seattle Supersonics looks on from the bench during an NBA basketball game circa 1973 | Bill russell, Bills, Coach Head coach Bill Russell of the Seattle Supersonics looks on from the bench during an NBA basketball game circa 1973 | Bill russell, Bills, Coach](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/f6/57/3f/f6573f310398d2ff7716276a3ea7c877.jpg)
Head coach Bill Russell of the Seattle Supersonics looks on from the bench during an NBA basketball game circa 1973 | Bill russell, Bills, Coach
![Celtics legend Bill Russell receives second induction into Basketball Hall of Fame, as coach this time - The Boston Globe Celtics legend Bill Russell receives second induction into Basketball Hall of Fame, as coach this time - The Boston Globe](https://www.bostonglobe.com/resizer/VyZdSYlLgPT5Kh-MF60msKsObfE=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-bostonglobe/public/QWQII2NYXWOPH2EOPGFH2CJMFI.jpg)
Celtics legend Bill Russell receives second induction into Basketball Hall of Fame, as coach this time - The Boston Globe
![Coach Bill Russell Dozed Off During a Practice and Angrily Blamed His Players When He Woke Up: 'If Y'all Wasn't So Damn Boring I Wouldn't Be Sleeping!' Coach Bill Russell Dozed Off During a Practice and Angrily Blamed His Players When He Woke Up: 'If Y'all Wasn't So Damn Boring I Wouldn't Be Sleeping!'](https://www.sportscasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Bill-Russell.jpg?w=1024&h=682)
Coach Bill Russell Dozed Off During a Practice and Angrily Blamed His Players When He Woke Up: 'If Y'all Wasn't So Damn Boring I Wouldn't Be Sleeping!'
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