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  1.                                  13-year career, an average
  2.                                  of 15.1 points per game.
  3.  
  4.                                  In a typical game, Bill 
  5.                                  would grab at least 20
  6. rebounds  He once had 51 rebounds in a
  7. single game! In all, he grabbed 21,620
  8. rebounds, for an average of 22.5 per game.
  9. Only Wilt Chamberlain has more career
  10. rebounds.
  11.  
  12. Bill was a great shot-blocker, too. He had
  13. long arms and he studied the shooting
  14. routines of  other players. When an opponent
  15. took a shot, Bill was there to block it. He 
  16. didn't try to swat the ball out of bounds.
  17. Instead, he looked to gain control of the 
  18. ball or tap it over to a teammate to start 
  19.  
  20.