Walton supported the ‘Conference of Champions’ like nobody else during his career as a broadcaster for ESPN and the Pac-12 Network.
Former NBA player Bill Walton celebrates as he watches his son Luke coach his first regular NBA game with the Lakers during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Lakers and the Houston Rockets, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, in Los Angeles. The Lakers 120-114. Left unsaid: a broken heart.
He was the world’s preeminent Grateful Dead fan, a cycling enthusiast, a passionate environmentalist, a voracious reader and an iconic sports broadcaster.Oh, could he talk. Using his platform on ESPN and the Pac-12 Networks, Walton became the face and voice of the Pac-12 — a favorite of conference executives and campus officials alike.
Walton loved engaging with fans, took a sincere interest in the athletes and continually praised the quality of play, even when the metrics were at odds with his reality.When UCLA and USC announced in the summer of 2022 that they were leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten, Walton was crushed.“I don’t believe that joining the Big 10 is in the best interest of UCLA, its students, its athletes, its alumni, its fans, the rest of the UC system, the State of California, or the world at large.
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