Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Bill Russell across 6 places, from 1934 to 1995.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
William Felton Russell (February 12, 1934 – July 31, 2022) was an American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1956 to 1969.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Bill Russell was documented, and when
12 February 1934exact date
West Monroe, Louisianaattested“William Felton Russell was born on February 12, 1934, to Charles Russell and Katie Russell in West Monroe, Louisiana.”source: Wikipedia: Bill Russell
31 January 1963exact date
Cole Field Houseattested“Before the January 31, 1963, 18-point, 22-rebound performance in a 128–125 win against the Cincinnati Royals at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland, the Celtics were to tour the White House and Russell had a "Do not disturb" sign…”source: Wikipedia: Bill Russell
31 January 1963exact date
College Park, Marylandattested“Before the January 31, 1963, 18-point, 22-rebound performance in a 128–125 win against the Cincinnati Royals at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland, the Celtics were to tour the White House and Russell had a "Do not disturb" sign…”source: Wikipedia: Bill Russell
31 January 1963exact date
White Houseattested“Before the January 31, 1963, 18-point, 22-rebound performance in a 128–125 win against the Cincinnati Royals at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland, the Celtics were to tour the White House and Russell had a "Do not disturb" sign…”source: Wikipedia: Bill Russell
1995year
Boston Gardenattested“In 1995, the Celtics left the Boston Garden and moved into the FleetCenter, now known as the TD Garden; as the main festive act, the Celtics wanted to re-retire Russell's jersey in front of a sellout audience.”source: Wikipedia: Bill Russell
1995year
Bostonattested“In 1995, the Celtics left the Boston Garden and moved into the FleetCenter, now known as the TD Garden; as the main festive act, the Celtics wanted to re-retire Russell's jersey in front of a sellout audience.”source: Wikipedia: Bill Russell
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1952year
McClymonds High Schoolmentioned“Russell graduated from McClymonds in 1952.”source: Wikipedia: Bill Russell
1954year
Oklahoma Citymentioned“In one incident, hotels in Oklahoma City refused to admit Russell and his black teammates while they were in town for the 1954 All-College Tournament.”source: Wikipedia: Bill Russell
1956year
Melbournementioned“One of his highest jumps occurred at the WCR, where he achieved a mark of ; at the meet, Russell tied Charlie Dumas, who would later in the year win gold in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia for the United States and becom…”source: Wikipedia: Bill Russell
1959year
The NBAmentioned“The Celtics broke a league record by winning 52 games and Russell's strong performance once again helped lead the Celtics through the 1959 NBA playoffs, as they returned to the NBA Finals.”source: Wikipedia: Bill Russell
1961year
Lexington, Kentuckymentioned“A morass to fight from." Before the 1961–62 season, Russell's team was scheduled to play in an exhibition game in Lexington, Kentucky, when Russell and his black teammates were refused service at a local restaurant.”source: Wikipedia: Bill Russell
1975year
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famementioned“He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975.”source: Wikipedia: Bill Russell
1985year
Creighton Universitymentioned“In 1985, former Celtic teammate Don Chaney, who was head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, asked Russell to tutor Benoit Benjamin, the third overall draft pick from Creighton University, who left after his junior season; according to Ch…”source: Wikipedia: Bill Russell
7 June 2007exact date
Harvard Universitymentioned“Russell also received honorary degrees from Harvard University on June 7, 2007, and from Dartmouth College on June 14, 2009.”source: Wikipedia: Bill Russell
7 June 2007exact date
Dartmouth Collegementioned“Russell also received honorary degrees from Harvard University on June 7, 2007, and from Dartmouth College on June 14, 2009.”source: Wikipedia: Bill Russell
2010year
Bostonmentioned“I could always be myself with them and they were always there for me." Describing the Celtics organization, as distinguished from Boston sports fans in the 1950s and 1960s, as very progressive racially, Russell recalled in 2010 a list of…”source: Wikipedia: Bill Russell
2021year
Basketball Hall of Famementioned“He attended his 2021 induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.”source: Wikipedia: Bill Russell
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explicitly dated record, attested a sentence that states the person was there,
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