Birth place: Monroe, Louisiana
Birth name: William Felton Russell
Father: Charles Russell
Mother: Katie (King) Russell
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October 16, 2013 – Is arrested for bringing a loaded .38-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun to Sea-Tac International Airport in Seattle. He is issued a state citation and released.
May 31, 2014 – EA Sports and the Collegiate Licensing Company finalize a $40 million settlement with the college athletes in the Ed O’Bannon class action lawsuit, in which Russell is also a plaintiff. The NCAA remains as the sole defendant.
July 17, 2014 – Is briefly hospitalized after collapsing on-stage during a speaking engagement near Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Celtics officials later say that Russell is feeling better and expected to fly home to Seattle that same day.
August 8, 2014 – A federal judge rules in favor of Ed O’Bannon, Russell and others who sued to end the NCAA’s control over the rights to college athletes’ names, images and likenesses.
