Bill Russell, his adversary, put up one of the most surprising quadruple doubles ever against Wilt in 1961: 15 points, 25 rebounds, 13 blocks, and 15 thefts... not assists but steals. It was also only the third time in NBA history that a player had scored 40 or more points while pulling down at least 20 rebounds (the other two times were by Russell himself). Now, it's true that Wilt Chamberlain also had a quadruple double that year - however, he had already done so three times before this game (including twice against Russell). Thus, this game is considered by many to be the first of its kind in NBA history. Furthermore, this game has been cited as an influence on Michael Jordan's own triple double season a few years later. He too had 15 points, 25 rebounds, and 13 blocks during Chicago's playoff matchup with Philadelphia that year. So yes, Bill Russell did have a quadruple double in 1961. But there's a reason we don't hear about it very often - it wasn't very common back then!