When Did Bill Russell Play. In eight playoff series against chamberlain, russell lost. Associated press jul 31, 2022, 2:10 pm edt.
Bill russell, the nba great who after winning olympic gold anchored a boston celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years — the last. Bill russell redefined how basketball is played, and then he changed the way sports are viewed in a racially divided country. Bill russell, stalwart of the boston celtics’ dynasty of the 1950s and 60s, the only nba player to win 11 championships and the league’s first.