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Rick Barry belittling Bill Russell on TV revealed the real foolWhat was the Rick Barry incident?
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Track and Field had Russ ranked #7 in the world, #2 in the U.S. in high jump in 1956, he turned down the Olympics in 56, in order to compete in the basketball Olympics, where the team won gold. Russell could high jump pretty much his full height. He still holds USF high jump records. Amazing athlete, Mr. Russell.Russell claimed he had a 48" vertical which might be a bit high. There were some pics of his nose parallel to the rim. I remember Cooz saying during a WBZ Celts broadcast w/ Santos back in the mid-80s saying Russell could touch to top of the backboard.
Insane jumps.
Rick Barry was a great basketball player with a toxic personality.
He was a genuinely nice man. And that laugh.When people gave him respect, like kids often did, he was quite a teacher, not just about basketball but about being human. I don't know that any of the other "Mount Rushmore" candidates had that quality about them (don't know anything about Orr).