Bill Russell has died at 88.
That laugh.
That high-pitched, raspy, immediately recognizable cackle.
That’s my first and foremost memory of Bill Russell.
Normally, an obituary is full of accolades about the recently passed individual. There will be some about their life, their education, their career, and, especially with athletes, their post-career life.
If you’re here on CelticsBlog, you know who Bill Russell was. Many of you reading this can probably rattle off a catalog of stats, facts and figures about the greatest winner in the history of team sports simply from memory.