Before Bill Russell dominated Wilt Chamberlain, he established his immortality against another Philly legend

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Before Bill Russell dominated Wilt Chamberlain, he established his immortality against another Philly legend
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Russell's rivalry with Chamberlain is well documented, but he also had a head-to-head matchup with La Salle's Tom Gola in the 1955 NCAA title game. He came out on top that time, too.

— An unsurpassable will to win? Toughness? Unselfishness? All of these attributes and more? — that Wilt Chamberlain did not have and the Celtics’ opponents could not overcome. Red Auerbach would light a victory cigar and gloat, which made him easy to hate, but there was nothing to do with Russell but acknowledge his greatness, especially his ability to enhance the collective performance of his teammates, and respect him for it.

. He would finish his collegiate career with 2,461 points and 2,201 rebounds; the latter mark remains the NCAA record. Not quite. Because Gola was La Salle’s de facto point guard, Phil Woolpert, USF’s head coach, wanted to limit the amount of time Russell spent guarding him, for fear that Gola would pull Russell away from the lane and basket. So Woolpert assigned guard K.C. Jones to cover Gola, which in turn allowed Russell to come off his man and lend Jones help.

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