![Basketball HOF on Twitter: "Congratulations Bill Russell, the NBA's first Black head coach and #21HoopClass honoree. (Also inducted in 1975 as a player) https://t.co/JidRMIsNAm" / Twitter Basketball HOF on Twitter: "Congratulations Bill Russell, the NBA's first Black head coach and #21HoopClass honoree. (Also inducted in 1975 as a player) https://t.co/JidRMIsNAm" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E1hSR7DXsAMWt9d.jpg:large)
Basketball HOF on Twitter: "Congratulations Bill Russell, the NBA's first Black head coach and #21HoopClass honoree. (Also inducted in 1975 as a player) https://t.co/JidRMIsNAm" / Twitter
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CAAM | #blackhistory: On April 16, 1966, Bill Russell becomes the first African American head coach in the NBA
![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" /
![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)