[Photograph 2012.201.B1113.0748]
Description:
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Former Univ. of San Francisco star Bill Russell, who led the U. S. Olympic basketball team to a gold medal in Australia, arrived in Boston Sunday with his bride, the former Rose Swisher. He was greeted by Bill Sharman, left, of the Celtics, and team president Walter Brown. Russell signed a contract with Boston after turning down a $30,000 offer from the Harlem Globetrotters."
Date:
December 17, 1956
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