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Date of Birth
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05-November-1952
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Place of Birth
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La Mesa
(San Diego County, California, United States of America)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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William Theodore Walton III, The Mountain Man, Bill, 빌 월튼, 빌 왈튼
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Profession
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Basketball player, Athlete, Actor, Sports commentator
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William Theodore "Bill" Walton III is a retired American basketball player and television sportscaster. Walton achieved superstardom playing for John Wooden's powerhouse UCLA Bruins in the early '70s, winning three straight College Player of the Year Awards, while leading the Bruins to two Division I national titles. He then went on to have a prominent career in the National Basketball Association where he was a league Most Valuable Player and won two NBA championships. His professional career was significantly hampered by multiple foot injuries. Walton was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on May 10, 1993 and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame that same year. He is the father of former professional basketball player Luke Walton.
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