Bill Walton

Broadcaster Bill Walton looks in during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, March 7, 2019, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Bill Walton’s family selling items from the late Hall of Fame basketball player’s career

The family of Bill Walton is selling items from the late Hall of Fame basketball player’s career covering his days as a prep player in San Diego to starring at UCLA under coach John Wooden and his time in the NBA along with his broadcasting tenure.
February 20
Phoenix Suns assistant coach John Shumate during Suns media day Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

John Shumate, who helped Notre Dame end UCLA’s 88-game win streak, dies at 72

February 3
FILE - Basketball Hall of Fame legend Bill Walton, left, jokes with Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic during a practice session for the NBA All-Star basketball game in Cleveland, Feb. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

UCLA will honor the late Bill Walton at its men’s basketball game on Feb. 23

October 16, 2024
FILE - Former basketball player and sportscaster Bill Walton gestures after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, in San Diego. Bill Walton might have been the ultimate San Diegan. While he went away to play basketball at UCLA as well as the bulk of his NBA career, he never missed a chance to celebrate his hometown. (AP Photo/Orlando Ramirez, File)

Bill Walton loved his bike and his hometown of San Diego. He died of cancer at age 71

May 28, 2024
FILE - Basketball Hall of Fame legend Bill Walton laughs during a practice session for the NBA All-Star basketball game in Cleveland, Feb. 19, 2022. Walton, who starred for John Wooden's UCLA Bruins before becoming a Basketball Hall of Famer and one of the biggest stars of basketball broadcasting, died Monday, May 27, 2024, the league announced on behalf of his family. He was 71. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Bill Walton, Hall of Fame player who became a star broadcaster, dies of cancer at 71

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CORRECTS THE LOCATION TO CHICAGO AND NOT LOS ANGELES AS ORIGINALLY SENT - FILE - UCLA coach John Wooden listens to Greg Lee, left, during a timeout in the team's NCAA college basketball game against Iowa in January 1974 in Chicago. Lee, who helped UCLA to consecutive national championships in 1972 and '73 as a starting guard under Wooden, has died. He was 70. Lee died at a San Diego hospital Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, from an infection related to an immune disorder, the university said Thursday after being informed by his wife, Lisa. (AP Photo, File)

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South Carolina forward Aliyah Boston reacts following a college basketball game against North Carolina in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA women's tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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FILE - The NBA logo in shown on a basketball court in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., in this Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, file photo. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle says his new team has a “very high” vaccination rate but declined to give a specific number because of privacy concerns. He did say Monday during NBA media day that all members of the Indiana coaching staff are fully vaccinated. Carlisle is back in Indiana, where he coached from 2003 through 2007. Training camps open Tuesday and the pandemic will affect a third NBA season and already means some players will be missing on media day.(AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool, File)

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Michigan guard Franz Wagner (21) drives to the basket ahead of Florida State forward Malik Osborne (10) during the first half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Bill Walton does commentary on NBC Sports Chicago for the Chicago White Sox's baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. Walton was calling the game on an invitation from the White Sox and announcer Jason Benetti, right. (AP Photo/Joe Reedy)

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