23. The Passing of a Legend: Bill Walton

When you think of athletes in the 70's... and 1974 in particular... it doesn't take long to get to Bill Walton's name. The UCLA dynasty under Coach John Wooden was still in full force thanks to what many say is the greatest college basketball player to ever lace 'em up punctuated by the 1973 Title Game against Memphis when Bill was an astounding 21-22 from the floor to finish with 44 points and 13 rebounds in the 87-66 win over the Tigers. Right next to him was Team Captain, Larry Farmer, playing the final game of his college career and doing what he always did every time but once... winning. Farmer was 89-1 at UCLA winning National Titles his last 3 years with the Bruins. Larry joins us to talk about his late friend, the free-thinking, fast-talking, life-loving, Bill Walton who passed away on May 27th. Larry will tell us how Bill says he had an even better game vs Memphis than the numbers indicate... how Walton overcame a speech impediment to become a beloved broadcaster... and how the bond with his Bruins mates and Bill has stood the test of time since the first time he met this 7-foot red head over 50 years ago. It's a look back at an incredible life and career of one of basketball's all-time greats... on the Past Our Prime podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices