Bill Walton passed away

[julius]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Oh fuck!

RIP Big Bill! You were a legend!

And fuck cancer.

 

[Hoopguru]

RIP....Big Bill
One of the best centers that ever played. And a stand up person for human rights!

 

[Quatro44]

RIP

 

[TBpup]

Incredible talent and overcame so much to become a TV commentator later in life.

A true legend.

 

[Whyachi]

Thanks Bill, you're a champion

 

[MickZagger]

Sad. I love Walton.

Had no idea he was battling cancer

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

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[HoopsFanAZ]

RIP, Big Bill.
Definitely a one-off kind of athlete and human being.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

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[BlazerBeav]

Met him briefly walking down at Riverplace a few years ago, was very gracious with his time and seemed like a geniunely great guy.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

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[andalusian]

RIP, My wife got to see him every once in a while based on her work as he was involved in promoting / was interested in energy stuff - and she said he always was happy to talk whenever she mentioned Portland.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

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[Ripcity4life77]

My heart is breaking right now --- one of the greatest of all time not just Blazer great and he was a character but in a good way

 

[Phatguysrule]

RIP Bill. I'll miss you. A great many will.

Throw it down Big Man

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

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[Kano John]

Rest in peace Big Bill - You were the center piece of one of the best Blazers teams ever! We will remember you every Memorial day from now on!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Bill Walton and that amazing Trail Blazer team was such a special part of my childhood. From listening to games on a small transistor radio under the blankets in bed to my friends and I chasing down on our bikes any and every Portland Police car the summer after they won the championship for Trail Blazer trading cards.

I wish Bill's battle with cancer would have been made public, he deserved to be celebrated and flooded with our love and admiration.

 

[wizenheimer]

RIP Bill...the biggest fan of the Pac-8/10/12 only survived the conference by a couple of days

 

[BankTeller]

I didn’t get to see him at all, I was born 20 years after that championship team. I only knew him as the quirky weird guy on TV but he was so Portland. Weird guy, but man he was so likeable. The way people talk really strike with me, he definitely doesn’t talk like he was a star:



There was also a video of Bill talking about Lucas and him being the reason Bill named his son Luke that I watched. Things like that matter to me for some reason.

RIP Big Red.

 

[PDXFonz]

Ayo thank you Bill, for everything. Namely being you, but mainly for your part in making us champions.

Say hey to Jerry Garcia and tell him that Cherry Garcia is still one of my favorite ice cream flavors.

 

[PDXFonz]

RIP Bill. I'll miss you. A great many will.

Throw it down Big Man

THROW IT DOWWWWWNNN