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Boston Celtics icon Bill Walton's NBA, Grateful Dead collection up for auction
Walton, who passed after a battle with cancer in May, was a fan of the iconic jam band, even famously taking his Celtics ...
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Bill Walton's love of the Grateful Dead, explained: How basketball legend became 'Celebrity Deadhead No. 1'
Everyone has a favorite band, but not everyone loves their favorite band as much as Bill Walton loved the Grateful Dead.
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Bill Walton Honored by Chris Benchetler One Year After His Death
Benchelter's latest BTS episode is an homage to the Grateful Dead's biggest fan.
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Bill Walton Was a Hardcore Deadhead. A New Auction Proves It
Anyone familiar with the world of the Grateful Dead knows that one of the band’s most devoted and excitable fans was the late Bill Walton, the illustrious Hall of Fame NBA center who died in May ...
Auction begins for Bill Walton’s memorabilia, one-of-a-kind artifacts
A collection of items belonging to the late basketball and San Diego legend Bill Walton is set to go on sale Thursday as part ...
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Bill Walton's love of the Grateful Dead, explained: How basketball legend became 'Celebrity Deadhead No. 1'
Per the report, he was called by Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann as "Celebrity Deadhead Number One." "More than 854 shows, over 48 years," Walton told The San Diego Union-Tribune.