For my statistics class, 162, my partner MML and I chose to do a project on Bill Russell. The project was about segregation in sports, and we felt that Bill Russell was astronomically important in the fight for civil rights in and out of basketball. We researched his life, interviewed legendary sports writer Bob Ryan, and created entirely new statistics on the racial make-up of the NBA, as well as new statistics on his impact on the Celtics. Overall this was one of my favorite projects I’ve ever done, and hopefully it does justice to Bill Russell’s life.
Here is the slideshow we created, the complimentary paper is below it.
Here is our written report…