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In October of 1975, CBS 8 Sports reporter Jerry Gross talked to Bill Walton before he joined the Trailblazers for his second year in Portland. More than a year removed from his UCLA days where legendary coach John Wooden required Walton to have short hair and be clean shaven, the long-haired, bearded Walton talks about the most disappointing thing the media reported about him during his first year in the NBA, his reported lack of desire as a player and his thoughts on Patty Hearst.

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@jamesmoss3424
@jamesmoss3424 Месяц назад
R.I.P. Bill Walton.
@chasedownblocks1736
@chasedownblocks1736 Месяц назад
One of the most authentic and genuine personalities to ever play and commentate the game of basketball
@user-sx7wo1yl7y
@user-sx7wo1yl7y Месяц назад
Yes! The same could be said of Kareem. In fact, the parallels between Kareem and Bill are remarkable. Both highly intelligent- and not just compared to the average "jock." Both very good students, both history majors at the same outstanding academic (and sports) university. Both extremely shy and withdrawn. Both painfully aware of their physical awkwardness. Both at first wary of and rebellious toward the great John Wooden; both came to love and value and respect him like a father, despite their political and generational differences. Both obviously uncomfortable in the press limelight. Both liberal; both deeply involved in the civil rights movement, both opposed Vietnam, and both absolute terrors on the court- the epitome of basketball greatness. Let's honor and cherish Kareem while he is still with us, as we should have done to a far greater extent for Bill while he was alive. American originals, true heroes, the like of which we'll never see again...
@chikkipop
@chikkipop Месяц назад
@@user-sx7wo1yl7y Great comment!
@Chris-vs7jz
@Chris-vs7jz Месяц назад
⁹😊😊😊😊​@@user-sx7wo1yl7y
@emceesmith6665
@emceesmith6665 Месяц назад
One of the greatest centers, Blazers, and Deadheads to ever walk the earth. Rest in peace Mr. Walton
@stevenh4797
@stevenh4797 Месяц назад
Bill was just 22 here. Calm & gracious.
@JerichoMile4
@JerichoMile4 Месяц назад
6'11 Bill Walton with such a calm demeanor !!! Lenny Wilkens was coach of Porland Trail Blazers (1974 - 1976)
@RogerPeet
@RogerPeet Месяц назад
I was 20 when We won the 1977 NBA Championship. Bill is a Hero to every Blazer fan, ever. I met him in Sept 1976. He looked like a 7ft logger. BillWalton4Ever
@TempeSoldier123
@TempeSoldier123 Месяц назад
Wow. What do you remember most about the 70’s? What was Portland like in the 70’s?
@markpreston6930
@markpreston6930 Месяц назад
@@TempeSoldier123 Lots of mayonnaise and jello.
@TempeSoldier123
@TempeSoldier123 Месяц назад
@@markpreston6930 huh?
@beholden1663
@beholden1663 Месяц назад
@@TempeSoldier123I’m thinking it must have been very liberal and hippie. But I don’t know I’m just guessing
@TempeSoldier123
@TempeSoldier123 Месяц назад
@@beholden1663 yeah, not sure what they mean.
@Jaycee604
@Jaycee604 Месяц назад
🙏🏿RIP BIG MAN! YOU WERE A GREAT MAN AND A LEGEND!
@theofficialgreenkane9645
@theofficialgreenkane9645 Месяц назад
I’ll always remember him for 2 things- The in-game announcer for NBA Shootout 2003, and commentary during the Pistons-Pacers Brawl
@MA_808
@MA_808 Месяц назад
gone far too soon....he was a beast on the court and a gentle giant off of it....sad to see him gone....
@waupfoo
@waupfoo Месяц назад
Legend! Besides his career as a player I really enjoyed his commentary during games. He kept you glued to the game and knew the players well. I bet he is really enjoying being back home👍👏🙏Thanks for all the memories!
@zackwolfe2532
@zackwolfe2532 Месяц назад
Had the pleasure to meet Bill a few times. Such a nice guy, gave me a neck ache to talk to him and I’m 6’ 2! Talked basketball, Cavs, and the dead! Grate guy and he will be gratefully missed
@mark11967AD
@mark11967AD Месяц назад
Sure not the same guy we would see later and for decades. More quiet and reserved and had a bit of a stammer/stutter he had to overcome. Bill certainly loved people and had tons of friends. And he entertained millions. Not sure what more you can ask for. RIP Sir.
@13madvillain
@13madvillain Месяц назад
He was definitely an advocate for stuttering (speech impediment) but he went with the punches and made the best of every opportunity. I met him on a plane from Burbank to Portland two years ago and we chatted quickly about stuttering which has impacted me all my life. Bill Walton's loss is immense for me. He was something else. RIP.
@rnewman3
@rnewman3 Месяц назад
I wished they asked Politicians questions like this in 2024. RIP To the Legend Bill Walton!
@Dillingham-
@Dillingham- Месяц назад
Wonderful to watch this and know he eventually found his voice. Travel well, Bill Walton.
@robinsondevor7124
@robinsondevor7124 Месяц назад
Love Bill. Calm, confident, humble. What a great person and inspiration to us all.
@silewis9396
@silewis9396 Месяц назад
Well said 🙂 a 1 of 1 I'm glad I was around the same time as.
@donlitt
@donlitt Месяц назад
Rip to a legend. I’ve seen a bunch of old bill Walton vids ever since he passed. Sidenote, I swear microphones were built better 50 years ago, the audio quality here is crazy
@mysteriowc
@mysteriowc Месяц назад
If this guy never had injuries he would have been even more dominant than he was in her prime.
@sarahcobetto5613
@sarahcobetto5613 Месяц назад
The best passing bigman in the game,before, Jokic.
@user-cs3hi8zp7p
@user-cs3hi8zp7p Месяц назад
Arvydas Sabonis topped them all in the passing dept! Look up his highlights💪😎👍
@impassable
@impassable Месяц назад
Similar games but Bill didn't have the three point line his whole career so he didn't shoot outside as much as Nikola, but both great players
@shashishekhar----
@shashishekhar---- Месяц назад
​@@user-cs3hi8zp7pnah
@3ofus135
@3ofus135 24 дня назад
So calm, shy, and likeable.
@72stones43
@72stones43 Месяц назад
In 75, 76 and 77 I smoked pot at the start of every game, we averaged 76 points a game, won our sectional 101 to 97 in regulation, didn’t waste time scoring.
@teamcamel1755
@teamcamel1755 Месяц назад
One of the best interviews 😊
@jackj5368
@jackj5368 Месяц назад
This interview? You think this was one of the best interviews? Seriously? Leads me to wonder how many interviews you've had the pleasure of listening to.
@jackj5368
@jackj5368 Месяц назад
If you're interested in Bill Walton content and you want to watch irrefutably the "best" Walton interview, search RU-vid for the video titled: "BILL WALTON - SPORTS CENTURY". You're welcome.
@thefirstdude
@thefirstdude Месяц назад
I was thinking this has to be one of the worst interviews. The only thing the interviewer was looking for was dirt. No insights into Bill’s game or plans.
@TayDays1128
@TayDays1128 Месяц назад
I know Walton's hairdo was giving John Wooden a heart attack
@PInk77W1
@PInk77W1 Месяц назад
Wooden told him to get it cut. Walton started to argue Wooden “We’re gonna miss u Bill.” Walton jumps on his bike and rode to the closest barber
@billrose2202
@billrose2202 Месяц назад
Bill was the Big Chill
@erichvonmolder9310
@erichvonmolder9310 Месяц назад
I remember when people would be upset about your haircut or the clothes you wear, that isn't the case anymore, which is a very good thing.
@jaysonb.6669
@jaysonb.6669 Месяц назад
now people dress like slobs in public & look like circus freaks, real progress lol
@longlivejuliofoolio
@longlivejuliofoolio Месяц назад
Wow bill looked so cool with his hair back then u are truly missed sir such a legend rip😢
@hardIIfind
@hardIIfind Месяц назад
Bill Walton: A presentation of peace. May the almighty keep you safe on your travels to the next destination good man
@austinchaney1103
@austinchaney1103 Месяц назад
I was born in 97 my gpa 47. My gpa passed away last year on 2023. Anyway my grandpa would always tell me how good Bill Walton was back in the day. I remember Bills son was on the Lakers with Kobe when I really started getting into basketball
@johnjaco5544
@johnjaco5544 Месяц назад
What a great guy,your missed.
@INeedABlessingNow
@INeedABlessingNow Месяц назад
Thanks for this retro interview CBS 8 San Diego. I never before had seen this version of him. This was really interesting for me to see such a mild-mannered young Walton compared to the more exuberant older announcer that I remember.
@tracyelsinger1088
@tracyelsinger1088 Месяц назад
You can't convince me that that's not the Geico caveman
@marcellbrickey348
@marcellbrickey348 Месяц назад
This is GREAT. "I don't think I would submit myself to interviews like this if I didn't want to play basketball." The interviewer was pretty forward but that is what good journalists have to be, especially in the tight windows they have. Bill was gracious.
@albertol9654
@albertol9654 Месяц назад
Imagine being a young man in America, in the 70s.. Must of been crazy good 🤘
@brianwood7237
@brianwood7237 Месяц назад
I was 5 in 75 This guy was my first sports hero But then again, I was born n raised in Marin County
@davidharden7575
@davidharden7575 Месяц назад
Wow, what a brilliant man.
@put04life14
@put04life14 Месяц назад
He was so shy back then 😊
@kikovazquez7277
@kikovazquez7277 Месяц назад
Bill Walton has been my favorite sports personality by a light year. I had the privilege of living a two minute walk from his house in Portland when I was also new to Oregon. Bill shared the house he lived in with radical jock activist Jack Scott and his wife Micki who were referenced in the interview - so Bill is being uncharacteristically coy in responding to those questions. Most don't remember or are too young to know that Jack notoriously drove Patty Hearst across the USA when the FBI and other agencies were turning California upside down looking for her after the bank robbery that she participated in with the Symbionese Liberation Army - but she was in Jack's car racing across America from the Redwood forests to the Gulf Stream Waters (actually Hearst ended up in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York). I never saw Scott around the neighborhood as I did Bill, but met him at a couple of events where he was doing presentations and taking questions. Bill Walton had a front row seat to the madness of those times.
@stephenburpo7755
@stephenburpo7755 Месяц назад
If he ate meat, he probably would have spent less time on the injured list.
@redpooljack777
@redpooljack777 11 дней назад
Most likely.
@al.n.darodda6183
@al.n.darodda6183 Месяц назад
The reporter is Jerry Gross
@P_Sandhu
@P_Sandhu Месяц назад
Bill was the original teen wolf
@TomM-wc3eo
@TomM-wc3eo Месяц назад
I knew Bill Walton as ‘Grateful Red’, a devoted Deadhead. Seems he was a well know basketball player too.
@justinstevens7000
@justinstevens7000 Месяц назад
Legend
@kevinshell8392
@kevinshell8392 Месяц назад
Big Red 🙏🏿
@rizmacadillac
@rizmacadillac Месяц назад
Mostly, I simply watched Bill Walton play ball. He had a great Coach in John Wooden and a great team in UCLA. I was surprised to hear him claim to be vegetarian but I can't honor the man this way. Thanks for the memories and for always attempting to live life to the fullest. Basketball has always been an interest of mine and I appreciate your contribution to the game.
@countd5955
@countd5955 Месяц назад
Love Bill Walton.
@triple6wolfi
@triple6wolfi Месяц назад
I think you got a good team there as well Mr. Walton
@edwardwhakatihi1226
@edwardwhakatihi1226 Месяц назад
RIP Chill Bill
@memory-nownow-anticipation7087
@memory-nownow-anticipation7087 Месяц назад
RIP. Where can i watch the entirety of this excellent interview ?
@benjaminbritt7862
@benjaminbritt7862 Месяц назад
Man I bet he was thrilled to finally be able to play and do well just to shut up all the dumb probing questions about Patty Hearst
@brianarbenz1329
@brianarbenz1329 Месяц назад
RIP, Bill, the friend I never met. You were great. And as someone who became a vegetarian 25 years ago and will remain one for life, I identify with your love of that lifestyle. Same for your high post passing wizardry, great defense and blocking out, and those great outlet passes. That's the best of center play.
@shashishekhar----
@shashishekhar---- Месяц назад
Rip Big Bill Walton
@stephenmorton8017
@stephenmorton8017 Месяц назад
A bunch of dumbass question from some square peg in 1975.
@thecantankerouscollector
@thecantankerouscollector Месяц назад
I imagine he saw JAWS a few months before this interview. One of the Trail Blazers best players ever. RIP Bill Walton
@fishmonger6879
@fishmonger6879 Месяц назад
Some think if Bill would have eaten grass fed beef and Copper river Chinook Salmon he would not have suffered from those injuries.
@JJONNYREPP
@JJONNYREPP Месяц назад
0952am 28.5.24 i think you showed this before,....
@ReneRenteria-ke6vg
@ReneRenteria-ke6vg Месяц назад
🙏🏀🏆💯R.I.P 💯💯💯💯🙏
@adamsmith583
@adamsmith583 Месяц назад
😢
@nevadadesertrat267
@nevadadesertrat267 Месяц назад
He was Vegetarian. That explains the injury's. NDR
@mortenpotzdidler2790
@mortenpotzdidler2790 Месяц назад
Supposedly, he got in huge fights with Jack Ramsay about his diet. I tend to think that Jack was right.
@fourthofseven
@fourthofseven Месяц назад
Get real. His bone problems were congenital & had zero to do being a vegetarian.
@nevadadesertrat267
@nevadadesertrat267 Месяц назад
@@fourthofseven Make any claim you want. Processed foods are not healthy for you. And vegetarians tend to eat processed protein among other processed crap. I am living proof you can over come a congenital health issue by eliminating processed foods. And making a diet more Alkaline. NDR
@redpooljack777
@redpooljack777 11 дней назад
​@@fourthofsevenThe effects of which were likely exacerbated by his poor dietary choice of nutritionally starving himself; especially for the dietary requirements of a body as large as his.
@charlesbromberick4247
@charlesbromberick4247 Месяц назад
spaced out hippie hero of mine
@mikehunt6218
@mikehunt6218 Месяц назад
Rest in peace big guy ⚡💀🎸☠️⚡
@trevorphilipsindustries3142
@trevorphilipsindustries3142 Месяц назад
Rip but he looks just like the Geico caveman here
@MA_808
@MA_808 Месяц назад
he was a beast...no doubt
@drewali7
@drewali7 Месяц назад
know he was a strange lookin'
@bryanburnap4537
@bryanburnap4537 Месяц назад
Bill being asked about Patty Hearst :) classic
@jerrymcfarland56
@jerrymcfarland56 Месяц назад
What a great guy...even the press back then we're looking for negative...
@DabsDad
@DabsDad Месяц назад
Big Red! RIP - Sleep in the Stars
@chuckw1021
@chuckw1021 Месяц назад
When the Clippers got him they had an airplane written in the sky "WALTONS BACK" . I could see it from La Mesa
@TempeSoldier123
@TempeSoldier123 Месяц назад
Wow. What was San Diego like in the 1970’s? During that time, did you realize how iconic the times were or were you just living life day to day?
@bradlafferty6076
@bradlafferty6076 Месяц назад
Bill the hippie
@donlitt
@donlitt Месяц назад
Rocking that neck beard!
@thunderking8925
@thunderking8925 Месяц назад
Portland should draft this guy.
@lightmaker2144
@lightmaker2144 Месяц назад
He was so high lol GOAT Status
@CocaColaBottles-hs6bx
@CocaColaBottles-hs6bx Месяц назад
Great player. UCLA seasons probably best ever college player
@lindseywalker6925
@lindseywalker6925 Месяц назад
Thank you Boston Celtics for giving Big Red his last hurrah!!!
@peterdvideos
@peterdvideos Месяц назад
What’s your thinking about Patti Hearst??????
@lindseywalker6925
@lindseywalker6925 Месяц назад
Rumor has it Bill actually asked John Wooden if he could smoke pot before playing.
@BushiBato
@BushiBato Месяц назад
i hope it is true in this case
@timcollins3794
@timcollins3794 Месяц назад
Sarah, jokic and bill good passers but it is obvious you never seen larry bird play.
@cbs8sandiego
@cbs8sandiego Месяц назад
Bill Walton and sons play basketball at home 1994: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SqPR6lK_56g.html
@robertmasina7388
@robertmasina7388 Месяц назад
It seems like he was a free spirit.
@catcountry0099
@catcountry0099 Месяц назад
He was a hippie
@silewis9396
@silewis9396 Месяц назад
The ultimate free spirit
@EEman-mx8mg
@EEman-mx8mg Месяц назад
Dang, good bye Bill
@lunastargoddess1632
@lunastargoddess1632 Месяц назад
Interesting he died from Colon Cancer and not eating meat?
@chrisboston
@chrisboston Месяц назад
How much weed did he smoke that summer? 😂 😆
@r3tr0actiongamer24
@r3tr0actiongamer24 Месяц назад
It's a shame he missed entire seasons and plenty of games due to injuries.
@jamesstewart8377
@jamesstewart8377 Месяц назад
The real Teen Wolf.
@afridgetoofar1818
@afridgetoofar1818 Месяц назад
2:39. Stuttering problem
@bigc2626
@bigc2626 Месяц назад
Arguably one of the biggest stars in basketball at the time and look how he handles himself. So polite and professional. The stars of today, with the profanity when talking to the media, they should be embarrassed.
@pistolpete8231
@pistolpete8231 Месяц назад
Biggest star? WHAT???
@reidjohnson3976
@reidjohnson3976 Месяц назад
longer hair-beard-the oregonian
@Zeus2024-pn2ht
@Zeus2024-pn2ht Месяц назад
Crazy to see interviewers never got any better over the years. Still asking stupid questions.
@jarrodmcdermott9109
@jarrodmcdermott9109 Месяц назад
Teen wolf
@user-ry7ze3ny9k
@user-ry7ze3ny9k Месяц назад
😎😁🤣😎👍👏💪🙏
@lindseywalker6925
@lindseywalker6925 Месяц назад
It was said back then that his refusal to eat meat (protein) is the reason for his constant, continual feet injuries.
@johnrichardson7280
@johnrichardson7280 Месяц назад
And it is no truer now than it was then.
@TheEsquireOfSports
@TheEsquireOfSports Месяц назад
Congenital and structural bone issues, meat wouldn't have helped (even though that statement is generally true outside of congenital defects).
@TheLastWalenta
@TheLastWalenta Месяц назад
Where is Karl Malone?? RIP Bill.
@catcountry0099
@catcountry0099 Месяц назад
What's this gotta do with Karl?
@TheLastWalenta
@TheLastWalenta Месяц назад
@@catcountry0099 I guess if you don’t know, you don’t know.
@TB-sg5bk
@TB-sg5bk Месяц назад
Goes to show your health, eating habits and morals have nothing to do with your life span
@770WT
@770WT Месяц назад
Walton may have passed earlier if he had a unhealthy diet .
@TB-sg5bk
@TB-sg5bk 18 дней назад
@@770WT nah you’re a fool.
@cbs8sandiego
@cbs8sandiego Месяц назад
Clippers picture day 1979: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_Y4Kh-NV-uk.html
@cbs8sandiego
@cbs8sandiego Месяц назад
San Diego Clippers become Los Angeles Clippers 1984: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yNfNlIROTeM.html
@josephwirtel8765
@josephwirtel8765 Месяц назад
Laid back dude
@cbs8sandiego
@cbs8sandiego Месяц назад
San Diego Clippers Ticket Sales after Bill Walton signs: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-chOtWBYOruA.html
@cbs8sandiego
@cbs8sandiego Месяц назад
Bill signs with Clippers: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xAQ3yqhDBAg.html
@markpreston6930
@markpreston6930 Месяц назад
That reporter is a rigid '70s kook. People think that was a great time. It sucked.
@michaelgpartridge2384
@michaelgpartridge2384 Месяц назад
Hard to forget how dreary and smelly those times were if you lived through them…
@wgsuperstar7730
@wgsuperstar7730 Месяц назад
Now we know why he had an incredibly injury plagued career. Soy boy diet
@DORAEMON-bw8jk
@DORAEMON-bw8jk Месяц назад
GEICO caveman.
@drewali7
@drewali7 Месяц назад
he was one strange lookin' ......................