Bill Sharman

William Walton Sharman was an American professional basketball player and coach. He is mostly known for his time with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s, partnering with Bob Cousy in what was then considered the greatest backcourt duo of all time. As a coach, Sharman won titles in the ABL, ABA, and NBA, and is credited with introducing the now-ubiquitous morning shootaround.

25 May 1926

Born on the same birth date (25 May 1926): Claude Akins • David Wynne (sculptor) • Phyllis Gotlieb • William Bowyer (artist)

Born on the same birth day (25 May): A. J. Foyt IV • Adam Gontier • Al Sarrantonio • Arthur Wint • Ernest Stoneman • Jeanne Crain • John Mott • Kendall Gill • Marianne Elliott (historian) • Marie Doro • Nobuyoshi Araki • Philip Murray • Theodore Hesburgh

Born in the same month (May 1926): Claude Akins • David Attenborough • David Hurst • David Wynne (sculptor) • Don Rickles • Edward Parkes • Eric Morecambe • Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe • Hugo Banzer • Joe Slovo • Johnny Gimble • Katie Boyle • Peter Shaffer • Phyllis Gotlieb • Robert Creeley • Stanley Baxter