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  • Commentary: Bill Walton was gangly giant, kind, quirky soul

    Bill Plaschke Los Angeles Times, Syndicated content|Updated May 28, 2024

    Fittingly, my favorite Bill Walton encounter involved only his voice. It was in October 2000, the day before John Wooden's 90th birthday. I was visiting with Coach in his modest Encino condo when the phone rang and the answering machine picked up. Suddenly the room was filled with a familiar deep and gravelly singing from across the globe. "Happy birthday to you ... happy birthday to you ... happy birthday from Australia..." Wooden smiled. "Oh, that's Bill Walton," he said....