Portland players will be outfitted with a commemorative tie-dye band adorning the upper left side of their jerseys, to celebrate Deadhead Walton's lifelong predilection for the attire. The bands ...

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 ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton will be honored by the Portland Trail Blazers throughout the 2024-25 season. The Blazers announced on Thursday that they will wear a band with Walton's No. 32 ...

The following items are just a handful of the gems available: Also included is a large Tipi where Walton once hosted Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Yao Ming. Other trophies, rings, uniforms, practice ...

That was never the case for Bill Walton. A self-proclaimed “Deadhead” since he first saw the band in its infancy back in 1967, Walton, who died Monday, might have been the band’s most famous ...

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 ...

the older Walton was often spotted wearing the iconic tie-dyed t-shirt, synonymous with Deadheads and appeared on radio specials celebrating and extolling the virtues of being a “Deadhead.” ...

Finally, one can’t mention Walton without talking about his love for the band, The Grateful Dead. He was a true Deadhead.

Outside of basketball, Walton was a major Deadhead. He was probably the most notable Grateful Dead superfan, attending hundreds of the band's concerts and making their music a big part of his persona.

By Gil Kaufman Bill Walton was a lot of things: the 1977-78 NBA MVP, two-time league champion, sportscaster and, perhaps most famously, a huge Deadhead. The 6′ 11″ center known as “Big Red ...