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Epic card · History
Bill Russell, an Epic card
William Felton Russell was an American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association from 1956 to 1969.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 95
- DEF
- 97
- Power
- 192
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 780,000
Power 192 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Bill Russell quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bill Russell card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Russell is widely considered one of the ______ basketball players of all time.
Answer
greatest. Russell is widely considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time. From the Bill Russell article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
14th Dalai Lama. 14th Dalai Lama 1,300,000 · Bill Russell 780,000 · First Opium War 400,000 · Cimmerians 150,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that played for 12 NBA championships and won 11 during his 13-year career.
- Russell is widely considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
- Russell played college basketball for the San Francisco Dons, leading them to consecutive NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bill Russell article was read about 780,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 95 and blocks with 97: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
How to get Bill Russell
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bill Russell (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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