In a June 8, 2010, interview on The Dan Patrick Show, Walton admitted to contemplating suicide for a time due to the constant pain resulting from injuries sustained during his NBA career. 2 min read. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Basketball Reference Database. Dressed in blue jeans, white basketball shoes and a Carlos Santana T-shirt, Walton's busy telling students about March 15, 1990. [10], During his sophomore year of high school (age 1516), Walton grew from 6ft 1in (1.85m) to 6ft 7in (2.01m). Walton ignored doctors who said he would never play again and underwent surgery to restructure his left foot in 1981. After the successful surgery he was hospitalized for a week, and could not move freely for a year. 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. And to me it was frustrating because I finally had a great team and a great player and it was all coming apart. Walton is particularly attached to the Grateful Dead, whose concerts he started attending in 1967, while he was still in high school. Overall in 197273, Walton averaged 20.4 points and 16.9 rebounds in 30 games on 65.0% shooting, as UCLA again finished 300 (140 in the Pac-8 conference). Walton once had a triple-double against SMU with 25 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists. inLa Mesa,California [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. The Portland Trail Blazers selected Walton with the first pick in the first round of the 1974 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft. [35] Later in the season, UCLA dropped consecutive games in consecutive days at Oregon and Oregon State,[36] nicknamed "the Lost Weekend". Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. The team leader on defense, Walton was a superb rebounder and outlet passer to start the fast break. [102][103], Bill Walton's other brother, Bruce Walton, played in the National Football League with the Dallas Cowboys from 1973 to 1975. I was incredibly shy and never said a word. 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. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. But to win, we also felt we had to control Walton. Walton won 1 MVP Award, was selected to play in 2 All-Star Games, and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1993. The varsity UCLA team, led by seniors Sidney Wicks, Curtis Rowe, and Steve Patterson defeated Villanova in the 1971 NCAA Championship Game for UCLA's 5th consecutive NCAA title. "[10], Walton's struggle with injury and pain began while at Helix High School, where he broke an ankle, a leg, several bones in his feet, and underwent knee surgery. In Walton's only NCAA tournament loss of his career, a double-overtime thriller against N.C. State, he still had 29 points and 18 rebounds while playing all 50 minutes, so he sure did his part to keep the Bruins in the game. [11], Walton played a career-high 80 games for Coach KC Jones and the Celtics during the 198586 season. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Because of his recovery from the knee surgery, Walton played most of his sophomore year on the junior varsity team. Or, as Walton himself would call it, "The Conference of Champions." After having received a painkilling injection to play, X-rays taken after Game 2 revealed the navicular bone below Walton's left ankle was broken. We were so young and we had always won. All rights reserved. He is a real estate executive. Walton tallied 17 points, nine rebounds, and four assists against San Francisco. But an incident between his junior and senior seasons at UCLA nearly ended his pro career before it started. Professional Life of Bill Walton. Period.". He shot 52.1% from the floor for his career. "They had some great teams with Elvin Hayes and Calvin Murphy and future head coaches and broadcasters such as Pat Riley, Rick Adelman, Rudy Tomjanovich, Jim Barnett, and Stu Lantz. [81], Walton frequently works alongside Dave Pasch while calling Pac-12 games. 2x NCAA CHAMPION . 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. He loved playing basketball, just loved it, practices, games especially away games. Here are the top matchups and tournaments to watch in the non-conference portion of the NCAA softball season. "[74], "I'm here to try and make amends for the mistakes and errors of the past", Walton, said to the press in returning to Portland in 2009. [88][89], Walton resides in his hometown of San Diego with his wife Lori (m. 1991). Bill Walton, UCLA center who scored a record 44 points in the final game of the NCAA basketball tournament at St. Louis, lies on the floor where he had fallen when he was injured with just. Bill Walton averages for the NBA season and Playoffs, including points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and other categories, year by year and career numbers. "He went on to play for the Dallas Cowboys. To fellow Deadheads, Walton is fondly known as "Grateful Red" and the "Big Red Deadhead" and "World's Tallest Deadhead". But I'm all better now. He utilized shot fakes and refined post moves to get clean looks. [46], Walton described doctors looking at his X-rays at the hospital after he arrived in Boston: "And then Red, he bursts in through the double doors and he's smoking his cigar in the hospital, and he walks in and says, 'Who are you guys and what are you doing with my player?' He was a good but injury-prone pro. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. He'd dart across the lane to establish position or to catch a sleeping defender off-guard on his way to the rim. [citation needed] "There were so many problems", Walton said of the losses. After appearing in just 14 games in his first year with San Diego, Walton sat out the entire 198081 and 198182 seasons because of more foot problems. [116] It remained on The New York Times bestseller list for two weeks in April 2016. In April 2019, Luke Walton was named head coach of the Sacramento Kings. (Bill Walton had attended Stanford Law School for two years while with the Clippers, but never graduated.) [115], His memoir, Back from the Dead: Searching for the Sound, Shining the Light and Throwing It Down, was released by Simon and Schuster in March 2016. [citation needed], Said Walton of Coach Wooden: "I was John Wooden's easiest recruit. We found that out. USA forward James Forbes told ESPN as part of a SportsCentury documentary, "If [Walton] plays, all of this becomes academic. Thank you Red Auerbach. Bill Walton was inducted to the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1993 (Full List) Big Red, Grateful Red, Red Baron, Redwood, Chief are nicknames for Bill Walton. [7] "Bill and I couldn't quit fast enough", Bruce said. He played in 55 games in 198384, and a then-career-high 67 in 198485, by which time the Clippers had relocated to Los Angeles. Bill Walton's time at ESPN as a college basketball analyst has delivered plenty of memorable moments over the last decade, and he didn't disappoint on Saturday as he took his . Following his retirement, he became an outspoken analyst on NBA television broadcasts. Playing as a backup center behind Robert Parish, Walton earned the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in the 198586 season, winning his second championship that same season.[3]. Walton would never play for the Trail Blazers again. Right, Born: Or write about sports? Omissions? [27], In the 25-team 1973 NCAA tournament, UCLA defeated Arizona State 9881 and then San Francisco in the West Regional Final 5439 to reach the Final Four. He has been highly successful in the oil business. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. [25][26], UCLA again finished 300 overall and 140 in the Pac-8 conference in 197273. Perhaps, I've never had a better team when you consider both offense and defense. William T. "Bill" Walton. Team chemistry. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Bill Walton weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993. We thought he was nuts, but when you're hot and when you're on top and it's all happening, you never think. "I regret that I wasn't a better person. The Irish made six shots in a row, winning on Dwight Clay's shot with 29 seconds left, as Notre Dame prevailed 7170. I had no idea what we had at UCLA. He was undercut by a Washington State player and broke two bones in his spine, which remained damaged until corrective surgery in 2009. Walton was the inaugural inductee into the Grateful Dead Hall of Honor in 2001. ", UCLA coach John Wooden: "There have only been two men I have coached that could have played on the varsity in their freshman years Lew Alcindor and Bill Walton. Walton knows alot of basketball but doesn't beat you over the head with his "basketball knowledge" I'd rather hear Walton go off script than hear Jay Bilas say "horn set" 500 times a game. [77][78], Walton said about his speech issues and subsequent career, "I'm a stutterer. 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. I regret that I got hurt. Walton was named the NCAA player of the year in three consecutive seasons (197274). [104], Walton's sister Cathy was an outstanding youth swimmer and played some basketball at the University of California. After his retirement as a player, Walton has become a successful and controversial basketball color commentator. 3x NATIONAL COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR. He rung up 2,402 points over his collegiate career and was selected as an All-American three times. After 19 years working in broadcasting, he left ESPN in November 2009, as the result of back problems, which dated back to an injury he suffered in college at UCLA. Walton typically was paired with Steve "Snapper" Jones for national NBA games because he and Jones had a point-counterpoint banter during games. "[12], "We had the best gym in San Diego and all the Rockets players wanted to go there", Walton reflected. "[10], While Walton was in high school in 1967, the NBA expansion San Diego Rockets came to town. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. From 1972-74, Bill Walton led UCLA to an 86-4 record and two national titles. Also Read: Bill Walton's Top Moments during Warriors-Blazers Match. The UCLA streak contributed to a personal winning streak that lasted almost five years, in which Walton's high school, UCLA freshman (freshmen were ineligible for the varsity at that time) and UCLA varsity teams did not lose a game from the middle of his junior year of high school to the middle of his senior year in college. 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 [90][91][92], His son Luke became an NBA player, winning both the 2009 and 2010 NBA Finals with the Lakers. ", unattributed (1972): "If you rate all the teams in the country you would have to rate it in the following order: the Los Angeles Lakers, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the UCLA Bruins.". 1977 NBA Finals MVP. Prior to joining the varsity team, Walton (18.1 ppg, 68.6% field goal accuracy), along with Greg Lee (17.9 ppg) and Keith Wilkes (20.0 ppg), was a member of the 200 197071 UCLA freshman team. Walton had 28 points and 14 rebounds against Arizona State, on 13 of 18 shooting, and 9 points and 14 rebounds against San Francisco, taking only 7 shots. 60 games): 20.3 points per game, Fourth, tied for fifth in rebounds in an NCAA tournament semifinal: 18 (1974), 17 (1973), Tied for fourth all-time in rebounds in an NCAA tournament championship game: 20 (1972), Fourth in UCLA history in field goals made: 747, Fifth all-time in most rebounds in a season: 506 rebounds in 1973, Sixth all-time in highest rebound average in a season: 16.9 rebounds per game in 1973, Thirteenth all-time in career field goal percentage: 65.1 percent, Nineteenth and 24th on UCLA's all-time single-season scoring average list: 21.1 ppg (1972), 20.4 ppg (1973), Tied for 18th all-time for most double-doubles in a season: 27 (in 30 games) in 1973, Tied for 21st all-time for most double-doubles in a career: 72 double-doubles, Tied for 22nd all-time in most rebounds in a game since 1973: 27 rebounds against Loyola Chicago and Maryland in 1973, Tied for 27th all-time in consecutive double-doubles in a season: 15 consecutive double-doubles in 1971-72. [99][100], Nate Walton played basketball at Princeton. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. 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