ESPN announcer Bill Walton stands with the Gonzaga Bulldogs student body before a basketball game against the Washington Huskies on Dec. 5, 2018, at McCarthy Athletic Center.
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UCLA Bruins center Bill Walton plays in the 1973 Final Four against Memphis on March 26, 1973. UCLA defeated Memphis, 87-66.
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UCLA Bruins center Bill Walton on the sideline during the 1971-72 season.
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Television commentator Bill Walton speaks during the first half of the game between the Stanford Cardinal and the USC Trojans at Maples Pavilion on January 11, 2022.
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In 1979, Portland Trail Basers center Bill Walton competes with Boston Celtics center Dave Cowens for position at the Boston Garden.
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ESPN announcer Bill Walton shakes hands with his son Luke after Arizona beat San Diego State 89-81 at Cox Arena on December 12, 2002.
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Portland Trail Blazers center Bill Walton plays during the 1977 season.
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UCLA center Bill Walton plays.
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NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton receives pitching advice from San Diego Padres first base coach Dave Roberts (right) before throwing the first pitch during the San Diego Padres' game against the Cincinnati Reds at Petco Park on July 7, 2012.
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UCLA Bruins center Bill Walton during a game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack.
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Former NBA player Bill Walton speaks at the March Madness 75th Anniversary Press Conference leading up to the Final Four of the 2013 NCAA Basketball Tournament at the Georgia Dome on April 5, 2013.
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Members of the Boston Celtics' 1986 championship team, Kevin McHale, Bill Walton and Danny Ainge, are honored during halftime of the Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat game at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on April 13, 2016.
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A Michigan Wolverines fan high-fives Bill Walton during the 2013 NCAA Men's Final Four game against the Louisville Cardinals at the Georgia Dome on April 8, 2013.
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Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton sits courtside before a game between the Arizona Wildcats and St. John's Red Storm at Chase Center on Dec. 21, 2019.
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Commentator Bill Walton at his home in San Diego, California, on February 18, 1997.
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Former UCLA and NBA player Bill Walton before the Utah Utes vs. UCLA Bruins game at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Jan. 4, 2015. Utah won, 71-39.
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UCLA Bruins head coaches John Wooden and Bill Walton stand on the sideline at the Joyce Center during a game against Notre Dame during the 1972-73 season.
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Portland Trail Blazers center Bill Walton.
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ESPN announcers Bill Walton and Dave Pash during the NCAA basketball game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion on December 8, 2018.
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Pac-12 Networks analyst Bill Walton and play-by-play announcer Roxie Bernstein during the Southern California Trojans vs. UCLA Bruins game at the Galen Center on Jan. 27, 2024.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Byron Scott (left) shoots a layup over Boston Celtics center Bill Walton during the Boston Celtics vs. Lakers game at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
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Bill Walton of the Boston Celtics competes for position against the Los Angeles Clippers during an NBA game in Los Angeles, California, during the 1985 season.
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Bill Walton, pregame announcer, during the game between the Stanford Cardinals and Colorado Buffaloes on March 2, 2017, at Coors Events Center.
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