Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain was a legendary, Hall of Fame figure who rose to fame through his jaw-dropping exploits on the NBA hardwood.
The 7-footer is responsible for the highest-scoring game in NBA history (100) and etched his name in the record books on a number of occasions while winning MVP four times and earning two championship trophies. He even averaged 50.4 points and 25.7 rebounds during the 1961-62 season, which he spent with the Philadelphia Warriors just before the franchise relocated to San Francisco.
Over 14 NBA seasons following his stellar Kansas career and some time spent with the Harlem Globetrotters, Chamberlain created a larger-than-life reputation as one of the greatest athletic marvels in sporting history. He died at 63 years old of congestive heart failure on Oct. 12, 1999.
- Birthday: Aug. 21, 1936
- Died: Oct. 12, 1999
- Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Listed height: 7-foot-1
- Listed weight: 275 pounds
- High school: Overbrook High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- College: Kansas (1956-58)
- NBA draft: Round 1, Pick No. 3 in the 1959 NBA Draft (territorial selection)
- NBA teams: Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers
- NBA position: Center
- NBA number: No. 13
- NBA playing career: 1958-73
After Wilt Chamberlain helped dethrone the Boston Celtics in 1967, he said he wouldn't feel the full effect until the middle of the summer.
Wilt Chamberlain went the unconventional route when picking his basketball GOAT back in 1999.
Jerry West once admitted to saying “the dumbest thing I ever said in my life” when commenting about Wilt Chamberlain.
Pete Maravich and Wilt Chamberlain could play basketball with the best of them, but often they were criticized for their lack of wins.
Willis Reed did much more than score four points for the New York Knicks in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals.
While Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain more than held their own on the court, they needed some help off it when playing cards.
Wilt Chamberlain threw a few subtle digs at Kareem Abdul-Jabbar before and after his scoring record was broken.
Wilt Chamberlain was extremely generous off the court and wanted it to remain out of the spotlight.
Wilt Chamberlain had the talent, the statistics, and he certainly had tons of confidence.
Wilt Chamberlain wasn't too happy after becoming the first player in NBA history to record 30,000 career points.
