Bill Russell as a football player
A scouting report from Legends Draft, the parody game where famous people play football. The ratings are made up for fun.

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Natural position
LB Linebacker
Grade
92OVREleven championships. Blocks everything that moves.
Ratings
Made up for the game, 40 to 99.
- Arm
- 58
- Speed
- 85
- Power
- 91
- Smarts
- 91
- Clutch
- 98
Best positions
Anyone can line up anywhere. Each position weighs the five ratings its own way, and off the natural position a legend loses a few points.
- LBLinebacker, natural92
- OLOffensive lineman88
- DLDefensive lineman88
- SSafety88
Bill Russell in real life
Real life
American basketball player (1934–2022)
- Lived
- 1934 to 2022
- From
- United States
- Known as
- basketball player, basketball coach, actor, high jumper
- Sport
- basketball, athletics
- Played
- center
- Teams
- San Francisco Dons men's basketball, Boston Celtics
- Active
- 1956 to 1969
- Honors
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award, NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award, Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and 6 more
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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