Bill Walton dies of cancer at age 71
Bill Walton dies of cancer at age 71

Bill Walton dies of cancer at age 71

Walton died Monday at the age of 71 after a prolonged fight with cancer, the league announced on behalf of his family. He was the NBA's MVP in the 1977-78 season, the league's sixth man of the year in 1985-86 and a member of the league's 50th anniversary and 75th anniversary teams.

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