--- title: NBA Legend Bill Russell Auctions Championship Rings and Memorabilia description: NBA legend, Bill Russell, auctioned his personal memorabilia off at Hunt Auctions including his Celtics Championship Rings. Did Shaq buy the rings? image: https://blog.justcollect.com/hubfs/Bill%20Russell%2010%2c000%20Point%20Basketball.jpg --- X [--- **Click to Contact Us** ](https://www.justcollect.com/contact-us/) X [# **Contact Us** ](https://www.justcollect.com/contact-us/) Collapse ## [NBA Legend Bill Russell Auctions Championship Rings and Memorabilia](https://blog.justcollect.com/nba-legend-bill-russell-auctions-championship-rings-and-memorabilia) Did Shaq Buy Bill Russell's Rings? - ** December 14, 2021 - ** ![263052925_4814742438547385_4149784463167879709_n](https://blog.justcollect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/263052925_4814742438547385_4149784463167879709_n.jpg?width=500&name=263052925_4814742438547385_4149784463167879709_n.jpg) Boston Celtics icon, Bill Russell, auctioned his personal memorabilia this week at the TD Garden to benefit his [MENTOR](https://www.mentoring.org/campaigns/espys/), to help in mentoring our youth. Did another former Celtic and fellow NBA Hall of Famer buy Russell's championship rings? The Bill Russell auction we [told ](https://blog.justcollect.com/bill-russell-auctions-personal-items-including-championship-rings)you about last month tallied 7.4 MILLION DOLLARS for his personal items this week.  The treasure chest of over 400 items included: - [1956 Olympic Gold Medal  ](https://huntauctions.com/live/imageviewer.cfm?auction_num=83&lot_num=276&lot_qual=a)= sold for $587,500 ![Bill Russell Olympic Gold Medal](https://blog.justcollect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bill%20Russell%20Olympic%20Gold%20Medal.jpg?width=428&name=Bill%20Russell%20Olympic%20Gold%20Medal.jpg) - [10,000th Point Basketball ](https://huntauctions.com/live/imageviewer.cfm?auction_num=83&lot_num=160&lot_qual=)= sold for $45,000 ![Bill Russell 10,000 Point Basketball](https://blog.justcollect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bill%20Russell%2010%2c000%20Point%20Basketball.jpg?width=428&name=Bill%20Russell%2010%2c000%20Point%20Basketball.jpg) - [1969 Game-Worn Jersey ,Autographed, from Game 7 of the NBA Finals =](https://huntauctions.com/live/imageviewer.cfm?auction_num=83&lot_num=60&lot_qual=) sold for 1.1 MILLION This is the final game jersey that Russell ever wore! What was the outcome of the game? Well, he won this ring: - [1969 NBA Championship Ring ](https://huntauctions.com/live/imageviewer.cfm?auction_num=83&lot_num=279&lot_qual=)= sold for $558,125 The final title of Russel's career. The Celtics beat a stacked Lakers team in 7 games in 1969.  The Lakers had Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, and Wilt Chamberlain on their team!  Not only did Russell play in the game, he also coached; what a feat.  - [1957 NBA Championship Ring ](https://huntauctions.com/live/imageviewer.cfm?auction_num=83&lot_num=84&lot_qual=)= sold for $705,000 This was Russel's first of his unmatched 11 championship rings. The Celtics took down the St. Louis Hawks in 7 games in a series that saw both Game 1 and Game 7 go to double overtime. Russel had 32 rebounds in game 7!  The two championship rings garnered a ton of attention before the night of the auction as fellow Hall of Famer, Shaq, said he wanted Russell's rings! 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