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Bill Sharman

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Basketball Player

The Resume

    (May 25, 1926-October 26, 2013)
    Played for the Washington Capitals (1950-51), Boston Celtics (1951-61) and the ABL's Los Angeles Jets (1961-62)
    Played for the Brooklyn Dodgers' minor league farm teams (1950-55)
    Coached Los Angeles Jets, Cleveland Pipers, Cal-State Los Angeles, San Francisco Warriors, Los Angeles/Utah Stars and Los Angeles Lakers
    ABL Coach of the Year (1962)
    ABA Coach of the Year (1971)
    NBA Coach of the Year (1972)
    General Manager for the Lakers (1976-82)
    Attended University of Southern California
    Inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame as a player (1976) and a coach (2004)
    6'1

Why he might be annoying:

    His first and middle names are 'William Walton,' making him Bill Walton.
    Jerry West remarked, 'He got into more fights than Mike Tyson.'
    He ended his playing career with a team that folded halfway through the season.
    Like Larry Brown, he was a coaching vagabond.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He served in the Navy during World War II.
    He won four NBA titles while playing with the Celtics.
    He was one of the all-time best free throw shooters.
    He is the only coach to win championships and Coach of the Year awards in three different professional basketball leagues.
    He coached the 1972 Lakers to an NBA record 33-game win streak and a championship.
    He originated the 'shoot around,' a now standard practice in basketball.
    He is the third person to be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player and a coach.
    He was selected one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996).

Credit: Hoxy


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 97 Votes: 60.82% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 64 Votes: 67.19% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 123 Votes: 56.10% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 119 Votes: 54.62% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 118 Votes: 35.59% Annoying