Basketball player Bill Russell accepts a key to the city of Boston upon his arrival to Massachusetts to sign his first professional contract as a player for the NBA's Boston Celtics in1956.
Basketball player Bill Russell accepts a key to the city of Boston upon his arrival to Massachusetts to sign his first professional contract as a player for the NBA's Boston Celtics in1956.





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January 01, 1956
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