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  1.                                  York, where his unselfish 
  2.                                  team play helped the 
  3.                                  Knicks win NBA titles in
  4.                                  1970 and 1973.
  5.  
  6. Even while he was playing in the NBA, Bill 
  7. was preparing for his next challenge. He 
  8. would talk to people in the cities where the 
  9. Knicks played, finding out about their 
  10. concerns. He also worked to help politicians 
  11. he respected get elected.  After he retired 
  12. from basketball, Bill used this experience in
  13. a campaign of his own. He was elected to
  14. the U.S. Senate in 1978. 
  15.