![Coach Bill Russell Dozed Off During a Practice and Angrily Blamed His Players When He Woke Up: 'If Y'all Wasn't So Damn Boring I Wouldn't Be Sleeping!' Coach Bill Russell Dozed Off During a Practice and Angrily Blamed His Players When He Woke Up: 'If Y'all Wasn't So Damn Boring I Wouldn't Be Sleeping!'](https://www.sportscasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Bill-Russell.jpg)
Coach Bill Russell Dozed Off During a Practice and Angrily Blamed His Players When He Woke Up: 'If Y'all Wasn't So Damn Boring I Wouldn't Be Sleeping!'
![Celtics legend Bill Russell receives second induction into Basketball Hall of Fame, as coach this time - The Boston Globe Celtics legend Bill Russell receives second induction into Basketball Hall of Fame, as coach this time - The Boston Globe](https://www.bostonglobe.com/resizer/VyZdSYlLgPT5Kh-MF60msKsObfE=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-bostonglobe/public/QWQII2NYXWOPH2EOPGFH2CJMFI.jpg)
Celtics legend Bill Russell receives second induction into Basketball Hall of Fame, as coach this time - The Boston Globe
![ESPN on Twitter: "55 years ago, Bill Russell became the first Black coach in NBA history. Russell served as a player-coach with the Celtics for three seasons, winning two titles 🏆 https://t.co/lT08zsjXER" / ESPN on Twitter: "55 years ago, Bill Russell became the first Black coach in NBA history. Russell served as a player-coach with the Celtics for three seasons, winning two titles 🏆 https://t.co/lT08zsjXER" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzQqK0jUcAkbGDY.jpg)
ESPN on Twitter: "55 years ago, Bill Russell became the first Black coach in NBA history. Russell served as a player-coach with the Celtics for three seasons, winning two titles 🏆 https://t.co/lT08zsjXER" /
![CAAM | #blackhistory: On April 16, 1966, Bill Russell becomes the first African American head coach in the NBA CAAM | #blackhistory: On April 16, 1966, Bill Russell becomes the first African American head coach in the NBA](https://caamuseum.org/content/7-learn/1-600state/20200416-blackfact-on-april-16th-1966-bill-russell-becomes-the-first-african-american-head-coach-in-the-nba/blog_bill_russell_2000.jpg)