Broadcaster Bill Walton dies at 71. Who Was He. Pashto Pedia Ep 01. Pashto Pedia By Samiullah Khatir<br /><br /><br />Bill Walton, a National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Famer and one of the sport's biggest broadcasters, has died at age 71.<br /><br />Walton died after a long battle with cancer, the league announced on Monday.<br /><br />NBA commissioner Adam Silver remembered him as "truly one of a kind".<br /><br />He was known for his legendary college basketball career in California - and for overcoming a stutter to build a successful broadcasting career.<br /><br />Walton, who towered at 6-foot-11, played center for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)’s basketball team from 1971 to 1974.<br /><br />It was with that team he led the Bruins to two championship wins and an 88-game winning streak.
