# @hightimesmagazine on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-06-06T18:52:39.000+00:00
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Link in Bio. 🏀👨🏻‍🦳✌️ RIP BILLWALTON! The legendary college and pro basketball center, hilarious sports broadcaster, and a truly beautiful soul recently passed away..

His widespread impact on so many people in so many corners of life was evidenced by the universal outpouring of despondent grief and fond remembrance after the legendary college and pro center, innovative live sports broadcaster and emblematic #Deadhead, truly one of the most unique Americans to have ever lived, sadly succumbed to colon cancer on May 27 at age 71.

Bill was renowned for a myriad of accomplishments, but perhaps most impressive of all was his progressive stance against perceived social injustices, including America’s greatest military folly, the #VietnamWar. Bill was arrested during a 1972 war protest on the campus of UCLA, the prestigious public college where Walton happened to be the nation’s finest #basketball player for the dynastic Bruins hoops squad. He would have put his own career in jeaporady more than once over the years if he wasn't so damn talented and lovable. 🙏

For an added perspective on Bill’s life and legacy, we spoke with #GratefulDead historian David Gans dgans53, who interviewed Bill multiple times over the years.

From his activism and social justice activities to his love of jam bands, sports prowess, various antics, and, of course, Walton's use and public praise of Mary Jane, we've got a lot more to say about the dude.
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Head to #HighTimes.com for our full profile celebrating the life and high times of #BillWalton.
Written by Mark Miller

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basketball, gratefuldead, billwalton, deadhead, hightimes, vietnamwar

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