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Wilt Chamberlain

American basketball player (1936–1999)

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Wilt Chamberlain was an American basketball player who lived from 1936 to 1999 and is widely considered one of the greatest athletes in the sport's history. He matters because he set numerous NBA records that stood for decades and revolutionized basketball through his exceptional athleticism and scoring ability.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1936
Died: 1999-10-12
Works: 5

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House of Death
Who's Running the Asylum? Inside the Insane World of Sports Today
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Wilt; just like any other 7-foot Black millionaire who lives next door
A View from Above

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Acting · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Wilton Norman Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American basketball player. A 7'1" center, Chamberlain played for the Kansas Jayhawks, Harlem Globetrotters, Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Lakers. He holds numerous NBA records such as averaging 50 points per game in a season and scoring 100 points in a single game. Chamberlain is…

Known for

Bill Russell: Legend — Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)2023
Goliath — Self2023
Basketball: A Love Story — Self (archive footage)2018
Wilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop — Self (archive footage)2013
NB90s2013

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Wilton Norman Chamberlain (/ˈtʃeɪmbərlɪn/ CHAYM-bər-lin; August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player. Standing 7 feet 1 inch (2.16 m) tall, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons. He was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978, and was elected to the NBA's 35th, 50th, and 75th anniversary teams. Chamberlain is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

According to former teammate Billy Cunningham, "The NBA Guide reads like Wilt's personal diary." Chamberlain holds 72 NBA records, including several regular season records in scoring, rebounding, and durability; blocks were not counted during his career. He remains the only player to score 100 points in a single game. He also once gathered 55 rebounds, and never fouled out. Chamberlain is the only player to average 30 points and 20 rebounds per game in a season, a feat he accomplished seven times. He once averaged 50 points per game, as well as 48 minutes per game, in a season. Chamberlain ultimately won two NBA championships, four regular-season Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards, the Rookie of the Year, one Finals MVP, and one All-Star Game MVP; he was selected to thirteen All-Star Games and ten All-NBA Teams (seven First and three Second teams). He won seven scoring, eleven rebounding, nine durability, and nine field goal percentage titles; he is the only center to lead the league in total assists.