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Bill Russell  

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  • Professional basketball player Bill Russell is considered by many to be the greatest team athlete of the twentieth century. In thirteen seasons with the legendary Boston Celtics, he led the team to eleven championships, including one stretch of eight straight. [Source: Encyclopedia of Leadership; Russell, Bill (b. 1934)]

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