Eleven titles in 13 years and having the NBA Finals MVP trophy named after you? Yeah, we’d say that’s enough to earn the right to have a statue erected in your honor.
While considering a handful of locations during the selection process, a site visit to City Hall Plaza with Russell confirmed to the legacy committee that it was the ideal spot.
“The mayor brought Bill here and, when they came to look at the site, literally hundreds of kids surrounded him and were taking pictures,” said Pagliuca. “It was as if he was a live statue here. It’s going to be very exciting.”
Menino suggested that Russell could be the first seed in making the area a place to celebrate all of Boston’s sports history.
“It might be a plaza of champions in the future,” Menino said, “but we want to make sure that Bill Russell is the lead champion.”
Read more about Russell’s much deserved statue at ESPN.com.
