Bill Russell joins Robinson celebration at Fenway
Published 2/2/2008 by Associated Press at ESPN.com - MLB
Celtics great Bill Russell joined a celebration to honor Jackie Robinson at Fenway Park, where the Hall of Fame ballplayer was once given a sham tryout that would have made the Red Sox the first team -- instead of the last -- to field a black player.
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