Bill Walton Biography
William Theodore "Bill" Walton III is an American retired basketball player and television sportscaster. Walton achieved superstardom playing for John Wooden's powerhouse UCLA Bruins in the early '70s, winning three successive College Player of the Year Awards, while leading the Bruins to two Division I national titles. He then went on to have a prominent career in the National Basketball Association where he was a league Most Valuable Player and won two NBA championships. His professional career was significantly hampered by multiple foot injuries. Walton was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on May 10, 1993 and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame that same year. He is the father of former professional basketball player Luke Walton. Source: Wikipedia
Biography Snapshot
- Name:
- Bill Walton
- Nationality:
- United States of America
- Profession:
- Basketball player, Athlete, Actor, Sports commentator
- Date of Birth:
- November 5, 1952 (65)
- Astrological Sign:
- Scorpio
Marriages
Bill Walton Timeline
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Bill Walton. (2018). The HistoryHop.com website. Retrieved 9:28pm UTC, Oct 19, 2018, from www.historyhop.com/famous-people/bill-walton/bio.
Harvard Style
Bill Walton. [Internet]. 2018. The HistoryHop.com website. Available from: www.historyhop.com/famous-people/bill-walton/bio [Accessed 19 Oct 2018].
MLA Style
"Bill Walton." Bio. The HistoryHop.com website, 2018. Web. 19 Oct 2018.
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