Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics stand alone as the ultimate winners of the 20th century. Fourteen times in has career it came down to one game, a must win or lose and go home. Fourteen times Bill Russell’s team won. In Basketball, he won 2 NCAA Championships, victorious in over 50 College Games in a row, Olympic Gold Medal, 11 NBA Basketball Championships in 13 years. His grandfather was a slave. His mother died early but impressed her children to get a college education. He was raised by a father who had no more than a 4th grade education. In High School, he was considered a very poor Basketball player. By his senior year he had improved enough to be noticed by University of San Francisco and earn a scholarship.