The San Diego giant is remembered for his upbeat demeanor and his insights
Re 'Bill Walton, R.I.P. He was a legend in his sport and in San Diego, his beloved hometown.' : America's Finest City mourns, for last week we lost the embodiment of this town. Bill Walton. San Diegans and in fact everyone in the entire world benefited every time we ran into sunny, welcoming, intelligent Bill. — Jim O'Fallon, Ocean Beach The passing of Bill Walton was a sad day for San Diego and the nation.
Regarding Bill’s thoughts about the Pac-12 and California — 'Bill Walton was a lifelong champion of the conference he loved,' — he was precisely on target: Its break-up will be detrimental for athletics on the West Coast and in California. This league represented a proud section of the country, with its own network of administrations and homegrown athletes. It had a Western spirit, perhaps not as money-bound as our Eastern brethren, but less laden with formality, elitism and rigidity.
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