![ESPN on 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 on 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 on 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" /
![Basketball HOF on Twitter: "Congratulations Bill Russell, the NBA's first Black head coach and #21HoopClass honoree. (Also inducted in 1975 as a player) https://t.co/JidRMIsNAm" / Twitter Basketball HOF on Twitter: "Congratulations Bill Russell, the NBA's first Black head coach and #21HoopClass honoree. (Also inducted in 1975 as a player) https://t.co/JidRMIsNAm" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E1hSR7DXsAMWt9d.jpg:large)
Basketball HOF on Twitter: "Congratulations Bill Russell, the NBA's first Black head coach and #21HoopClass honoree. (Also inducted in 1975 as a player) https://t.co/JidRMIsNAm" / Twitter
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Celtics legends Paul Pierce, Bill Russell (as coach) highlight Class of 2021 officially inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame - masslive.com
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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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