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Bill Walton

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Basketball Player

The Resume

    (November 5, 1952- )
    3-Time College Player of the Year (at UCLA) (1972-1974)
    Played for Portland Trailblazers, San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics (1974-1987)
    NBA MVP (1978)
    Led NBA in Blocked Shots and Rebounds in 1977
    Won 6th Man Award (1986)
    Commentator for NBA games on NBC/ABC (1992- )
    Member of Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted 1993)
    Nicknamed 'The Mountain Man'

Why he might be annoying:

    He missed most of his games in his professional career due to foot injuries.
    He used to stutter.
    He was arrested during an anti-Vietnam War rally.
    He was a vegetarian.
    He was a groupie for the Grateful Dead.
    He was known to be cocky to the press.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He played drums at a Grateful Dead concert.
    He overcame his stuttering to become a well-respected TV announcer.
    He keeps an online journal.

Credit: Eric Hartman


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 22 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 79 Votes: 55.70% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 105 Votes: 45.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 58 Votes: 43.10% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 119 Votes: 56.30% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 29 Votes: 41.38% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 30 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 70 Votes: 51.43% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 42 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 56.41% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 122 Votes: 48.36% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 202 Votes: 50.99% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 730 Votes: 63.70% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 349 Votes: 62.75% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1123 Votes: 69.10% Annoying