Boston should rechristen Logan Airport to honor the unparalleled Russell. He was Boston's greatest sports champion, and as a brave and steadfast civil-rights leader across half a century, an even greater man.
After Russell's death two summers ago, at 88, the NBA announced that it would retire his No. 6 jersey league-wide, making him the only basketball player ever given that distinction.
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