Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
How NBA Legend Bill Russell Helped Rick Welts Come Out
Bill Russell was always referred to as a “giant,” not only because of his 6 '10" height but also because of his record-setting 11 NBA championships (a U.S.
sports record) with the Boston Celtics. Mind you, he only played in the league 13 years. Russell also won five Most Valuable Player awards, was a 12-time NBA all-star, and was a U.S.
gold medalist at the 1956 Olympics.And he led the University of San Francisco to NCAA basketball tournament titles in 1955 and 1956.
Russell was a record-setter as far back as high school.I got a firsthand account of Russell’s athletic artistry. When I spoke to legendary singer Johnny Mathis late last year, he told me the story of how he set a national high jump record as a sophomore in high school.
