Bill Walton, a renowned sports broadcaster and former basketball player, was celebrated for his advocacy for people who stutter. Despite his basketball achievements, Walton considered overcoming his stutter as his greatest accomplishment. He was honored at a Dead & Company concert and remembered for his impactful quotes and role as a role model for those with stutters. Walton's legacy as a free spirit and a great human being was widely appreciated by the sports community.
Reading a lot of excellent Bill Walton pieces this week. Really enjoyed this one from @billoram. https://t.co/TKohBJ0EZ1
My most recent Hoop Thoughts column: On the international players coming to @BYUMBB and @IlliniMBB, plus @CoachCalArk weird roster math at @RazorbackMBB https://t.co/DEroT6o8Ni https://t.co/hP8rDz6GhB
Stories recently posted at Seth Davis Writes Again: My tribute to Bill Walton. https://t.co/rNaePR2g0c https://t.co/AgN38FWAyo
I am now taking questions for a mailbag column at my newsletter Seth Davis Writes Again. You ask, I answer, everyone wins. Send em here: https://t.co/iYtaCsXzjF https://t.co/droac98EE0
How and why I think Bill Walton and Maurice Lucas should be honored in #RipCity https://t.co/BdZlIIS6zI
Opinion: Bill Walton blazed trails on – and off – the court https://t.co/8znWDT1siO
Sunday Morning Passage We remember some of the notable figures who left us this week, including NBA Hall of Famer and sportscaster Bill Walton. https://t.co/ikcM9DbEe3 https://t.co/YTjhoIJaBy
What top basketball players still in transfer portal are BYU and Utah linked to? Story by @brandonljudd https://t.co/H1cBQEjxVZ
It was Marty Glickman, a legendary sprinter & broadcaster, who helped Bill Walton overcome his stutter. On #Axefiles in '16, Walton shared how a U.S. Olympic official conspired w/Hitler to keep Glickman, a Jew, from competing in the 1936 Berlin games. Pod👉https://t.co/1DKLkG4cvP https://t.co/MBU4ySiRyD
We love you more than words can tell, #BillWalton. 🌹 https://t.co/ANV7KY7klp
Bill Walton praised for serving as role model for people with stutters https://t.co/JMk9bZqT4b
Now at Seth Davis Writes Again: My Hoop Thoughts column on international players coming to @BYUMBB and @IlliniMBB, plus the tenuous roster situation for @CoachCalArk at @RazorbackMBB. Click to read and subscribe: https://t.co/0rVdwM1UyW https://t.co/UjkgLn0upn
Re-upping this from yesterday. Stumbled on it through youtube, shows what a fun guy and great dad Bill Walton was. Love the part where he's telling his youngest, "Christopher, play ball. Don't be a hacker, don't be a fouler. Play defense." Same voice we know from NBA on NBC. https://t.co/VT7GC6lGym
Now playing at Seth Davis Writes Again: My Hoop Thoughts column on the international imports coming to @BYUMBB and @IlliniMBB, the biggest transfer portal winner, and more. Click to subscribe and read: https://t.co/0rVdwM2sou https://t.co/tor0LdvTkw
Letters to Sports: Bill Walton was one of the greatest human beings https://t.co/iRkiDMY6QN
Bob Raissman: There will never be another Bill Walton, a free spirit as a player and a broadcaster Walton’s version of a better world may have been different than yours. Even if that’s the case, you couldn’t fault him for trying. @nydnraiss https://t.co/4i1ox5LXjE
This, not surprisingly, is beautiful. One UCLA Bruin, @kaj33, on another: "Bill Walton was My Rival, My Brother, and My Close Friend" https://t.co/tOXdbUYEv9
Appreciation for Bill Walton. Wonderful piece by @BillPlaschke https://t.co/yQQj9H99m7
Jason Benetti recalls short, strange trip with Bill Walton https://t.co/vUX9isakZ2
We put together some of our favorite quotes from our past conversation with Bill Walton. https://t.co/09DBDlV6ci
Cool memory of Bill Walton with his kids: https://t.co/NisQHhG2kX
“Of all the memorable phrases Bill Walton uttered in his years as a player and a TV commentator, that’s the one I will always remember the best: ‘Thank you, driver.’” From @ DLBragdon: https://t.co/bCtSVwhP5Y https://t.co/qswWtPzqOc
NBA legend #BillWalton -- arguably the biggest Grateful Dead fan on the planet -- received a huge tribute at the Dead & Company Sphere show Thursday night. 🕊 See more 👇 https://t.co/FGDCLziU2e
While Bill Walton was breaking schoolboy basketball records, he was fighting another battle w/stuttering. "Learning how to speak is my greatest accomplishment in life, without question--and everybody else's worst nightmare," he told me in '16 on #AxeFiles: https://t.co/3vW4NVaX4q https://t.co/LB5r9TBE27
We celebrate the life of Bill Walton with Jason Benetti, Roxy Bernstein, and Dave Pasch on the Awful Announcing Podcast. ❤️🎙️ Full podcast and breakdown here: https://t.co/eNMBM5zgIe https://t.co/wHRG42srUM
Sports broadcaster Bill Walton was a voice for those who stutter https://t.co/LntnDbvn6r