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1. On the passing of #BillRussell. I've been a @Celtics fan for a long time. Prior to that I was a kid in St Louis and my dad was the @AP photographer who covered the #StLouis, now @ATLHawks. My two favorite players were Bob Pettit and Cliff Hagen. I recall my dad bought me a
2. small giftshop basketball and got them to autograph it. I've long since lost it and it was the only autographs he ever got for us from St. Louis players. We would never ask for one though we were around the teams on several occasion. There was a story recounted by Bob Pettit
3. about a ride home from the @NBA Allstar game. Bill Russell had been picked and his dad travelled from #Louisiana to St. Louis to watch his son play. After the game the Pettits were driving back to their home in Louisiana and offered Bill Russell and his dad a ride.
