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Wilton Norman Chamberlain (/ ˈ tʃ eɪ m b ər l ɪ n / CHAYM-bər-lin; August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player. Standing 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons.
Wilton Norman Chamberlain. (Wilt the Stilt, The Big Dipper, Dippy, Dip, The Load, Big Musty, The Record Book, Hook and Ladder, Wiltie, Whip, Whipper, Norm) Position: Center Shoots: Right. More bio, uniform, draft, salary info. Hall of Fame. 13x All Star. 7x Scoring Champ. 11x TRB Champ. 1967-68 AST Champ. 2x NBA Champ. 10x All-NBA.
Apr 2, 2014 · Wilt Chamberlain was the first NBA player to score more than 30,000 cumulative points over his career, and the first and only player to score 100 points in a single game.
Oct 12, 1999 · Wilt Chamberlain, one of the most dominant players in the history of basketball and the only one to score 100 points in an NBA game, died Tuesday at 63. Chamberlain's body was found by...
Sep 13, 2021 · Wilt Chamberlain, an unstoppable player in the paint, won 4 MVP awards, was named to 13 All-Star teams and won the NBA title twice during his Hall of Fame career.
Jul 23, 2024 · Wilt Chamberlain was a professional basketball player, considered to be one of the greatest offensive players in the history of the game. More than 7 feet (2.1 metres) tall, Chamberlain was an outstanding centre. During his 1961–62 season he became the first player to score more than 4,000 points.
Aug 19, 2022 · Despite that superhero-like player statistic, though, Chamberlain — who died in Los Angeles in 1999 from a heart attack at the age of 63 — was only human. A fact which details from the final few days of his life plainly illustrate.
Wilt Chamberlain. Actor: Conan the Destroyer. Wilton Norman Chamberlain was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Olivia Ruth (Johnson), a domestic worker, and William Chamberlain, a welder, custodian, and handyman. Wilt didn't come from a race of giants as many thought.
Wilt Chamberlain, an unstoppable player in the paint, won 4 MVP awards, was named to 13 All-Star teams and won the NBA title twice during his Hall of Fame career.
Jun 18, 2024 · - The most dominating player ever, Wilt Chamberlain was inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1979. - Led by Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West the 1971-72 Lakers won an NBA record 33-consecutive games and went to win the NBA Championship, the second in Chamberlain's career.