Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain

Wilton Norman Chamberlain was an American professional basketball player. Standing 7 feet 1 inch tall, he played center in the National Basketball Association 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.

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• Entity:  Infobox

• Born:  August 21, 1936, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.s.
• Age at death:  63 Years
• Died:  October 12, 1999, Los Angeles, California, U.s.
• Listed height:  7 Ft 1 In
• Listed weight:  250 Lb
• High school:  Overbrook (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• College:  Kansas (1956–1958)
• NBA draft:  1959 / Round / Pick: Territorial Pick, Philadelphia Warriors
• Born:  21 August 1936
• Wikidata description:  American Basketball Player (1936–1999)
• Wikidata label:  Wilt Chamberlain
• Wikidata aliases:  Wilt Chamberlain, Wilt The Stilt, The Big Dipper, Mr 100, The Record Book, Dippy, The Load, George Marcus, Dip, Big Musty

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