Bill Walton wears a red wig during an ESPN broadcast of a UCLA-Arizona men's basketball game in February 2020. Ray McKownTorrance::In the 50 years since Bill Walton graduated UCLA, a lot has changed in college sports. Lew Alcindor, Sidney Wicks, Curtis Rowe, Jamaal Wilkes, Gail Goodrich, Marques Johnson, and my favorite player, Bill Walton, the best center I have ever seen. But perhaps my favorite broadcaster of all was that same Bill Walton. And I already miss Walton — the All-American and All-Pro basketball player, announcer, and human being.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 01, 2024 11:56 UTC