Walton, who passed after a battle with cancer in May, was a fan of the iconic jam band, even famously taking his Celtics ...

Everyone has a favorite band, but not everyone loves their favorite band as much as Bill Walton loved the Grateful Dead.

Anyone familiar with the world of the Grateful Dead knows that one of the band’s most devoted and excitable fans was the late Bill Walton, the illustrious Hall of Fame NBA center who died in May ...

There was no bigger Grateful Dead fan than Bill Walton, the late basketball icon who died yesterday (May 28) at 71 years old: He saw over 1,000 of the band’s concerts. So, some of the group’s ...

The surviving members of the Grateful Dead paid tribute to Bill Walton, the NBA Hall of Famer and beloved Deadhead who died on Monday from cancer at 71. The band’s offshoot Dead & Company posted ...

Bill Walton was a proud Deadhead. The basketball great, who died Monday at age 71 following a prolonged cancer battle, was famously a huge fan of the Grateful Dead (and a tie-dye aficionado).

The Grateful Dead can be an acquired taste. Not everyone appreciates the winding jams, intricate collaboration, and 20-minute songs. That was never the case for Bill Walton. A self-proclaimed ...

Photo: Jay Blakesberg Prized items from the late basketball legend and ardent Deadhead Bill Walton are on display and hitting ...

But Carlisle's story wasn't about the days of yore on the parquet hardwood of the old ... said 'Bill Walton' and one said 'Susie Walton'"). Carlisle wound up meeting the Grateful Dead's Jerry ...

All proceeds from the Walton and Grateful Dead collaboration will be donated to Los Angeles fire recovery efforts. This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: UCLA pays tribute to Bill Walton ...

Bill Walton, who died on Monday ... live in 1967 at the age of 15 years old. That was the same year the band released its first full album, "The Grateful Dead." Since then, Walton has been to ...