Do you have a blog? After steadily improving his game, he led the Trail Blazers in 1977 to their first NBA championship. [46], On May 13, 1979, Walton signed as a veteran free agent with the San Diego Clippers; the Portland Trail Blazers received Kevin Kunnert, Kermit Washington and a 1980 first-round draft pick (Mike Gminski was later selected) as compensation ordered by the NBA. In 2018, Walton received the CoSIDA Dick Enberg Award. Bill Walton weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing. | Mike Lawrie/Getty Images. The Irish made six shots in a row, winning on Dwight Clay's shot with 29 seconds left, as Notre Dame prevailed 7170. Bill Walton William Theodore Walton III Twitter : BillWalton (Big Red, Grateful Red, Red Baron, Redwood, Chief) Position: Center Shoots: Right 6-11 , 210lb (211cm, 95kg) More bio, uniform, draft, salary info Hall of Fame 2x All Star 1976-77 TRB Champ 1976-77 BLK Champ 2x NBA Champ 2x All-NBA 2x All-Defensive 1976-77 Finals MVP 1977-78 MVP Here's everything you need to know about Walton's time with the Bruins. Bill Walton won the following awards and honors: NAISMITH AWARDS: Player of the Year | Coach of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year, Louisville coach Denny Crum: "Bill Walton is just amazing. In April 2019, Luke Walton was named head coach of the Sacramento Kings. All rights reserved. [38], In the 1974 Final Four, UCLA's record seven consecutive national titles was broken. But he. He is a graduate of Indiana University. slowhandmark 10 yr. ago That dunk on Abdul jabbar in 77. He could not walk to the hospital. Some college basketball historians rate Walton as the greatest who ever played at the college level. Their comparative career stats: WALTON 468 Games averaging 13.3 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.2 blocks on 52.1% shooting from the field. I was a very shy, reserved player and a very shy, reserved person. And Red says, 'Shut up. 3 [deleted] 10 yr. ago I'm lying on the table there in the doctors examining room. He became the only player in league history to have won an NBA finals MVP, Sixth Man Award and regular season MVP. Luke Walton. Walton typically was paired with Steve "Snapper" Jones for national NBA games because he and Jones had a point-counterpoint banter during games. I ground my feet up into dust. Coach Nash played Bill and Bruce Walton together in the paint. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. Walton appeared in the premiere of the third season in the reality TV show Shark Tank on January 20, 2012, where he helped to sell the "Clean Bottle", a water bottle that unscrews at both ends for easier cleaning.[121][122]. [citation needed] In 2001, Walton was inducted into The Grateful Dead Hall of Honor. ", Wooden, after Walton's 44-point performance in the national championship: "For Bill, I believe this was the only time this season I've seen him so emotionally ready to play. With Walton, UCLA won the NCAA Championship in 1972 over Florida State and again in 1973 with an 8766 win over Memphis State in which Walton made 21 of 22 field-goal attempts and scored 44 points. Bill Walton was one of the greats in college basketball history. The USA team, under coach Hal Fisher, failed to win a medal in the tournament, coming in a disappointing fifth place. He is big and strong and wirey. In 2015, he made a visit to the Ken Kesey Collection while on a stop at the University of Oregon. We already had a pretty good team, and I think adding him and (Jerry) Sichting really helped us. Bill Walton College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Bill Walton Position: Guard 6-1 (185cm) School: Eastern Kentucky SUMMARY Career G 66 PTS 10.9 TRB 3.0 AST - FG% 45.4 FT% 71.2 Walton Overview Game Logs NCAA Tournament Game Logs 1964-65 All Game Logs On this page: Per Game Per Game Share & Export We got the basketball legend just days after MJ was crowned king of . [21], After Walton initially refused to cut his hair as an incoming freshman, Coach Wooden told Walton "we'll miss you." All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Walton reportedly agreed to a seven-year, $7 million contract. "[98], Chris Walton played for San Diego State. [16] His 25.0 rebounds per game in a season ranks No. Player stats broken down into various categories; i.e. Bill Walton, byname of William Theodore Walton III, (born November 5, 1952, La Mesa, California, U.S.), American collegiate and professional basketball player who is considered one of the best all-around post players in the sports history. [4][5][6], Walton's father Ted was a music teacher and social worker and his mother Gloria, a librarian. [57][58][11], During the off-season, Walton demanded to be traded, citing unethical and incompetent treatment of his and other players' injuries by the Blazers' front office. [14], "I had no problem with him during the season", Wooden said of Walton's college days. Coach Wooden never tired of telling us that once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player. The Associated Press noted that Walton was double-teamed for most of the game, too. He says, 'Walton, can you play?' Learn more and register. After the successful surgery he was hospitalized for a week, and could not move freely for a year. He even led the Bruins in assists in 1974 with 5.48 assists per game. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. He is a real estate executive. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Note, this is done in an automated way, so we apologize for any errors, & please. He averaged 17.3 points, 12.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 4.3 blocks in the first round series against the Bulls. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. He also won the national . And when you're in that position, it's the worst feeling in the world. He played 20 minutes in his last game for UCLA and Coach Wooden. After several players on the Celtics said they liked the idea of having Walton as a teammate backing up Robert Parish and Kevin McHale, Red Auerbach made the deal happen. I became his worst nightmare. He then limped off the floor, receiving an ovation from the 19,301 fans. Rocket players learned that to get into the Helix gym they could call the teenage Walton, who had his own gym key. [62] In the Eastern Conference Finals 40 sweep against the Milwaukee Bucks, Walton averaged 8.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in 18 minutes. In addition, during his first two years, Walton badly sprained an ankle, broke his left wrist twice, dislocated two toes, dislocated two fingers, broke a toe and injured his leg in a jeep accident. In a 2004 interview with ESPN, Walton stated that "for the first time in my life, I was exposed to negative coaching and the berating of players and the foul language and the threatening of people who didnt perform. "[74] Of Walton's injuries, Ramsay added, "And that was very frustrating to both of us. College: UCLA High School: Helix in La Mesa, California 2 min read. "[36], UCLA had to come back and play in the NCAA 3rd place game, in which they eventually defeated Kansas. Walton recalled Elvin Hayes calling and telling his mother, "Tell Billy, Big E is calling and we need him to open the gym tonight. It's true that Bill's game, even when he was healthy, was never about flash. Alternate titles: William Theodore Walton III. "I was a skinny, scrawny guy. He averaged 18.6 points, 14.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 3.2 blocks and Portland finished 4933. After retiring from the NBA, Walton overcame stuttering and embarked on a second career as a sportscaster, working both as a studio analyst and color commentator with stints for several networks and teams. I'll never be able to wash that off, and I carry it with me forever. Walton's only four losses came in his senior year (Notre Dame, Oregon State, Oregon and then NC State in the NCAA tournament). Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. November 5, Look at his feet. Viewed by many as the best-passing big man of all time, Walton was honoured as one of the NBAs 50 all-time greatest players in 1996. [15] In addition, Walton's 825 rebounds that season ranks No 3 all-time. He passes. Join our linker program. And they're saying, 'Red, come here. Robert Parish accepting Bill Walton for who he is and what kind of player he was, I thought that was major. Walton is particularly attached to the Grateful Dead, whose concerts he started attending in 1967, while he was still in high school. [108] He attended more than 850[109] Grateful Dead concerts, including traveling with the band to Egypt for its famous 1978 performance before the Pyramids (joining the band on drums),[110] and quotes Grateful Dead lyrics in TV and radio interviews. [28][30][14][31], Walton was hurt and left the game for the final time, with UCLA leading, 7562 and just under three minutes remaining. "Coach Wooden is the most influential person in my life outside of my mom and dad, but when we played for him, he was older than our parents, and we thought our parents were the oldest people on earth", Walton said. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. [57], In five seasons with Portland, Walton played in 209 games, averaging a double-double of 17.1 points and 13.5 rebounds, with 4.4 assists and 2.6 blocks. [61], In the Celtics' 41 series win over the Atlanta Hawks with Dominique Wilkins in the Eastern Conference semi-finals, Walton averaged 8.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 13 minutes. In the locker room after the 1973 Championship game, Coach Wooden introduced Walton to representatives of the ABA, who hoped to convince him to turn pro. And I was going to go until I couldn't go anymore. 1978 NBA MVP. [32], "I don't think anything ever meant as much to me as playing UCLA and one of John Wooden's best teams for the national championship", Bartow said in 1993. Freshmen were prohibited by the NCAA from playing varsity at the time. But as soon as I got on the court I was fine. [82], Walton's 2003 TV series Bill Walton's Long Strange Trip aired on ESPN with Walton as subject and star. It's become my greatest accomplishment of my life and everybody else's biggest nightmare."[79]. Bill Walton can talk a good game when it comes to doing color commentary on college basketball telecasts, but he played a nearly perfect one as UCLA's star center in the 1973 NCAA Tournament final. Updates? UCLA's 1971-72 squad quickly became nicknamed "Walton's Gang," in honor of the 6-11 sophomore. All these guys treated melittle Billylike I was part of the team. Walton was named to the NBA's First All-Defensive Team and the All-NBA Second Team for his regular-season accomplishments. I had no desire to ever stop playing. The Clippers never finished near .500 or made the playoffs in his tenure with the franchise. Or write about sports? Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. I'm the lucky one, in that I never thought going through all of it that I would be healthy at the end. Bill Walton Playoffs Game Log. [118][119], Walton has cameo appearances in the films 88 and 1, Celtic Pride, Little Nicky and Semi-Pro, and appeared as Sven the Wise in the 2011 Capital One Visigoth SportsNet commercials. [67], Overall, Walton played 90 total games for the Celtics, shooting 55.1% and averaging 7.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 blocks in 18 minutes. [46][11], "When you fail in your hometown, that's as bad as it gets, and I love my hometown", said Walton of his tenure in San Diego. I never spoke to anybody. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. If you let him have the ball around the basket, you're dead. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. His listed adult playing height was 6ft 11in (2.11m); it has been reported that Walton is actually taller (7ft 2in (2.18m) or more), but does not like being categorized as a seven-footer. Center I had no idea what we had at UCLA. Do you have a sports website? "[12], On Clippers owner Donald Sterling, Walton commented, "The checks bounced higher than the basketballs when Donald Sterling took over. Despite a career as an NBA player marred by injuries, he won an NBA MVP, an NBA Finals MVP, and a pair of titles. [citation needed] "There were so many problems", Walton said of the losses. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. Your Account Logout Login Create Account MENU Players Schools Years Leaders CFB Scores Bowls Play Index Newsletter In fact, the number of jumpers he made outside of the lane might be the most impressive part of his 44-point, 95-percent shooting performance. I'm very proud of this team. His NBA years : from 1975 to 1987 Bill Walton NBA Stats Summary : [25][26][23], Walton's political personality was alive in his collegiate years on the UCLA campus. Playing with four personal fouls, Walton fell hard to the floor on a play and injured his left knee and ankle. He left that to David Thompson, whose N.C. State Wolfpack downed Walton in the 1974 NCAA championship, or Julius. North Carolina State defeated the Bruins 8077 in double overtime in the NCAA semi-finals. He averaged a career double-double of 13.3 points, 10.5 rebounds, with 3.4 assists and 2.2 blocked shots, averaging 28 minutes. Walton was selected as the Most Outstanding Player of both tournaments and established an NCAA tournament career record for field goal percentage at 68.6 percent (109 of 159 field goals) from 1972 to 1974. An alternate broadcast featuring . [99][100], Nate Walton played basketball at Princeton. [37], In the 25 team 1974 NCAA tournament, UCLA defeated Dayton 111100, in a game where Walton had 27 points and 19 rebounds. I'm the luckiest guy on earth. [42], In 1974, the ABA's San Diego Conquistadors tried to persuade Walton to sign with them, after drafting him in the 1974 ABA draft. But that led to extreme efficiency. When you're right there and it's there for you and the whole world is watching, and it's recorded as history that can never be changed, that is a terribly heavy burden. Bill Walton is a playable character in the video games NBA Street Vol. [48][46], In 197677 season Walton played in 65 games and, spurred by new head coach Jack Ramsay, Walton and a newly acquired ABA draftee in Maurice Lucas, the Trail Blazers became the Cinderella team of the NBA. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com, Scores from any date in BAA/NBA or ABA history, Frequently Asked Questions about the NBA, WNBA and Basketball, Basketball-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREE. Walton tallied 17 points, nine rebounds, and four assists against San Francisco. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. [102][103], Bill Walton's other brother, Bruce Walton, played in the National Football League with the Dallas Cowboys from 1973 to 1975. [37] He was named 1st Team All-American alongside Marvin Barnes of Providence, John Shumate of Notre Dame, David Thompson of North Carolina State, and teammate Wilkes of UCLA. [25][26], In his 87 career games at UCLA, Walton shot 65.1% from the field, averaging 20.3 points, 15.7 rebounds, and 5.5 assists. And so I spent the rest of my life, first of all, trying to make it up to him; and second of all, no longer [bringing] consternation into his life."[20]. He originally joined ESPN in 2002 as a lead analyst for ESPN and ABC's NBA coverage. BillWalton, (Big Red, Grateful Red, Red Baron, Redwood, Chief), Position: And Red pushes his way through all the doctors, comes over. Following surgery on his back, Walton returned to broadcasting as a part-time commentator for the Sacramento Kings for 201011 and 201112. I've had 37 (38 now) orthopedic operations. The 6'6" 205-pound wing set the NCAA record for career rebounds (2,201) that still stands today. Walton also received the USBWA College Player of the Year and Naismith College Player of the Year as the top college basketball player in 1972, 1973, and 1974. Before the injuries hampered his professional career, Bill Walton dominated college basketball. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about not available Bill Walton on ESPN. [114], Walton also considers himself a fan and friend of the late writer Ken Kesey. Here is the schedule, scores and game times for the 2023 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, running Feb. 23-26. But an incident between his junior and senior seasons at UCLA nearly ended his pro career before it started. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 6:40AM. "[75], Said Walton reflecting on his career: "I loved basketball. [46][11], Due to injuries, Walton spent more time on the disabled list than on the court with his hometown team. "Of which I had no interest in doing", Walton said. Find out more. He said of his efforts that day, "A complete failure on all levels, particularly as a human being. As was his belief, Wooden did not call time-outs late in games and stuck with the strategy. I drove the poor guy to an early grave when he was 99. Join our linker program. Bill Walton was inducted to the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1993 (Full List) Walton signed with the Trail Blazers. Walton scored 20 points and grabbed 23 rebounds in the clinching Game 6 victory,[54][49] and was named the Finals' Most Valuable Player with averages of 18.5 points, 19.0 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.0 steals, and 3.7 blocks,[49][54] which prompted Philadelphia 76ers coach Gene Shue to comment after the series: "Bill Walton is the best player for a big man who ever played the game of basketball. Thank you Larry Bird. He rung up 2,402 points over his collegiate career and was selected as an All-American three times. Walton once had a triple-double against SMU with 25 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists. He played college basketball for coach John Wooden and the UCLA Bruins, winning three consecutive national college player of the year awards (19721974), while leading UCLA to NCAA championships in 1972 and 1973 and an 88-game winning streak. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Bill Walton made at least $2,625,000 playing professional basketball. However, he returned to broadcasting the following year. His commentary has been noted for his frequent use of catchphrases and hyperbole. All rights reserved. At the St. Louis Arena on March26, Walton scored 44 points on near-perfect 21 of 22 shooting. [50][46], In the 1977 postseason, Walton led #3 seed Portland to series victories over the Chicago Bulls with Artis Gilmore (21) and the Denver Nuggets with Dan Issel (42). [17], In 1970, Walton was featured in "Faces in the Crowd" in the January 26 issue of Sports Illustrated, his first national media recognition. Bill Walton was one of the greatest college basketball players in history. Walton was inducted into the National High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. The vitals for Bill Walton School: UCLA Position: Center Height: 6-11 Weight: 210 pounds Years active: 1971-74 NCAA tournament record: 11-1 College averages: 20.3 points per game, 15.7. In his first season with San Diego, Walton played 14 games for the Clippers in the 197980 season. We can't pass this guy.' Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Draft: Portland Trail Blazers, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1974 NBA draft, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 6:01AM. Bill Walton led the Bruins to two consecutive 300 seasons and the NCAA men's basketball record 88-game winning streak. "[citation needed], Walton played high school basketball at Helix High School in La Mesa alongside his brother Bruce, who was one year older at 6ft 6in (1.98m) and 250 pounds (113kg). I mean, we were good from top to bottom. 2x NCAA CHAMPION . They couldn't have been nicer, and I became their friend. us, High School: Dressed in blue jeans, white basketball shoes and a Carlos Santana T-shirt, Walton's busy telling students about March 15, 1990. Walton continued to display his dominance during the 197778 campaign, ultimately winning the NBAs MVP award after tallying 18.9 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 2.2 blocks per game that season. [22], Walton is a fan of the Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers Band, Neil Young, Phish, and Bob Dylan. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Walton played 50 minutes and scored 29 points, adding 18 rebounds and 4 assists in the loss. 2x NBA ALL-STAR. We couldn't get him out. BILL WALTON: College basketball stats, best moments and quotes. 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