Bill Walton has reveled so much in his eccentric reputation that it’s hard to remember sometimes that he was a great basketball player because let’s face it: he’s a big lovable goofball.
Take this clip for instance. It starts with Walton eating a cupcake, burning candle and all, and just gets into more odd stuff and comments from Big Red.
Yet there's something about Walton that people almost never mention and that’s his will. We saw it when he played and we saw it again when he endured endless, crippling injuries that left him nearly suicidal.