He was named to the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams. Walton was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993. He won another NBA title in 1986 as a member of the Boston Celtics. After being selected as the first overall pick in the 1974 NBA draft, Walton led the Portland Trail Blazers to an NBA championship in 1977, earning the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award that season. He played college basketball for coach John Wooden and the UCLA Bruins, winning three consecutive national college player of the year awards (1972–1974), while leading UCLA to NCAA championships in 19 and an 88-game winning streak.
#Bill walton professional#
William Theodore Walton III (born November 5, 1952) is an American television sportscaster and former professional basketball player. 3× Consensus first-team All-American ( 1972– 1974).3× National college player of the year (1972–1974).2× NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1972, 1973).She became the step-mom to Adam, Nathan, Luke and Chris. Lori Matsuoka and Bill Walton tied the knot in 1990. Luke Walton is the couple’s third son, he followed into his father’s footsteps by becoming an NBA player and the current head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Between 19, the couple welcomed four sons: Adam, Nathan, Luke and Chris. Walton was previously married for ten years to first wife, Susan Guth. Walton hasn’t only been successful in his career, he’s also been happily married to wife, Lori for the last 27-years. Walton is currently the Executive Chairman of Connect SD Sport Innovators (SDSI), a non-profit. For his television broadcasting work, Walton has been nominated for numerous Emmy and won two of them. Walton also became a member of the Academic All America Hall of Fame during the spring of 1994. In 1993, Walton was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Over the last decades, he’s worked for CBS, ABC, ESPN, NBC, CBS, Fox, MSNBC, Turner Sports, KCAL, NESN, and the NBA. He played with the Trailblazers 1974-1979, the San Diego Clippers 1979-1984, the relocated Los Angeles Clippers in 1985, and The Boston Celtics 1985-1988.Īfter being named MVP and having won two NBA championships, he started his broadcasting career in 1990 as an analyst for the then Prime Ticket Network. Nine years later he earned another championship title, this time with the Boston Celtics in 1986. He was a member of their championship team in 1977. He was the number one over all pick in the 1974 NBA Draft by the Portland Trailblazers. Walton also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Law in the early 1980’s. At UCLA Walton was a scholar-athlete who also earned Academic All-America honors three years in a row. Walton became a three-time recipient of the NCAA Player of the Year Award, 1972, ’73 and ’74. He was a member of two undefeated NCAA championship teams compiling an NCAA record 88 consecutive game winning streak. He played center for John Wooden’s Varsity team for three seasons (1972-1974), after an undefeated year with the freshman team in 1971. While at Helix High School, he became the first and only high school player to ever make the USA Senior Men’s National Basketball Team and play in the World Championship and/or Olympics. The California native has one older brother, Bruce Walton, who is a former NFL player.īill began playing basketball while in elementary school.
Lori’s husband was born William Theodore Walton III on November 5, 1952.
0 kommentar(er)
