Basketball Player Bill Russell Riding on Teammates Shoulders
(Original Caption) San Francisco teammates raise big Bill Russell on their shoulders in a spontaneous gesture of acclaim following tonight's triumph over the clans, 70-53, for their holiday festival championship at the garden named the tournament's most valuable player, the 6 foot 10 inch center scored 17 points to pace the dons to their 36th victory grinning broadly Big Bill holds the Tourney's Trophy.
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Bettmann
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01 January, 1900
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- Trophy - Award,
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- University of San Francisco,
- NCAA,
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- Most Valuable Player,
- New York City,
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- Carefree,
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- Following - Moving Activity,
- Gesturing,
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- Point - Scoring,
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- Waist Up,
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