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Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Player
NameWilt Chamberlain
Number13
Date of birthAugust 21, 1936
Place of birthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Date of deathOctober 12, 1999(age 63)
Place of deathBel Air, California
High schoolOverbrook HS, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height7 ft 1 inch (2.2 m)
Weight606.3 lb (275 kg)
Career information
CollegeKansas
NBA Draft1959 / Pick: Territorial
Selected by thePhiladelphia Warriors
Pro career1959 - 1973
As player:
Harlem Globetrotters (1958 � 1959)
Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (  �  )
Philadelphia 76ers (  �  )
Los Angeles Lakers (  �  )
As coach:
San Diego Conquistadors (1973 � 1974)
As player:
2× NBA Champion (1967, 1972)
4× NBA Most Valuable Player ( ,   �  )
1× NBA Finals MVP (1972)
7× All-NBA First Team (  �  ,  ,   �  )
2× All-NBA Second Team ( ,  ,  )
2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (  �  )
1× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1960)
13× NBA All-Star (1960 � 1969, 1971 � 1973)
7× NBA scoring champion (  �  )
11× NBA rebounding champion (  �  ,   �  ,   �  )
NBA Rookie of the Year ( )
50 Greatest Players in NBA History
NBA 35th Anniversary Team
Career statistics
Points31,419 (30.1 ppg)
Rebounds23,924 (22.9 rpg)
Assists4,643 (4.4 apg)

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Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 � October 12, 1999) was an American professional NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; he also played for the Harlem Globetrotters. The 7 foot 1 inch Chamberlain, who weighed 250 lbs as a rookie before bulking up to 275 lb and eventually over 300 lb with the Lakers, played the center position and is considered by his contemporaries as one of the greatest and most dominant players in the history of the NBA.

Chamberlain holds numerous official NBA all-time records, setting records in many scoring, rebounding and durability categories. Among other notable accomplishments, he is the only player in NBA history to average more than 40 and 50 points in a season or score 100 points in a single NBA game. He also won seven scoring, nine field goal percentage, and eleven rebounding titles, and once even led the league in assists. Although suffering a long string of professional losses, Chamberlain had a successful career, winning two NBA titles, earning four regular-season Most Valuable Player awards, the Rookie of the Year award, one NBA Finals MVP award, and being selected to 13 All-Star Games and ten All-NBA First and Second teams. Chamberlain was subsequently enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978, elected into the NBA's 35th Anniversary Team of 1980, and chosen as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History of 1996.

Chamberlain was known by various nicknames during his basketball playing career. He hated the ones that called attention to his height such as Goliath and Wilt the Stilt, which was coined during his high school days by a Philadelphia sportswriter. He preferred The Big Dipper, Dippy or Dipper, all of which were inspired by his friends who saw him dip his head as he walked through doorways. He was also called the Chairman of the Boards.

After his basketball career, Chamberlain played volleyball in the short-lived International Volleyball Association, was president of this organization and enshrined in the IVA Hall of Fame for his contributions. Chamberlain was also a successful businessman, authored several books and appeared in the movie Conan the Destroyer. He was a lifelong bachelor and became notorious for his claim to have had sex with 20,000 women, a statement which has entered popular culture.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Hal Lear
NCAA Basketball Tournament
Most Outstanding Player (men's)

1957
Succeeded by
Elgin Baylor
Preceded by
Elgin Baylor
NBA Rookie of the Year
1960
Succeeded by
Oscar Robertson
Preceded by
Elgin Baylor, Bob Pettit
NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
1960
Succeeded by
Oscar Robertson
Preceded by
Bob Pettit
NBA Most Valuable Player
1959-60
Succeeded by
Bill Russell
Preceded by
Bill Russell
NBA Most Valuable Player
1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68
Succeeded by
Wes Unseld
Preceded by
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player
1972
Succeeded by
Willis Reed
Sporting positions
Preceded by
K. C. Jones
San Diego Conquistadors Head Coach
1973-1974
Succeeded by
Alex Groza


1959 NBA Draft

Territorial pick
Wilt Chamberlain * Bob Ferry
First round
Bob Boozer * Bailey Howell * Tom Hawkins * Dick Barnett * Johnny Green * John Richter
Second round
Tom Robitaille * Don Goldstein * Joe Ruklick * Rudy LaRusso * Bumper Tormohlen * Alan Seiden * Cal Ramsey * Gene Guarilia

Philadelphia 76ers 1966 �67 NBA Champions

12 Weiss * 13 Chamberlain * 14 Guokas * 15 Greer * 20 Gambee * 21 Costello * 24 Jones * 25 Walker * 28 Melchionni * 32 Cunningham * 54 Jackson * Head coach Hannum

Los Angeles Lakers 1971 �72 NBA Champions

5 McMillian * 11 Cleamons * 12 Riley * 13 Chamberlain (Finals MVP) * 14 Ellis * 21 Robinson * 24 Erickson * 25 Goodrich * 31 Trapp * 44 West * 52 Hairston *
Head coach Sharman
Assistant coaches Jones

NBA 35th Anniversary Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * Elgin Baylor * Wilt Chamberlain * Bob Cousy * Julius Erving * John Havlicek * George Mikan * Bob Pettit * Oscar Robertson * Bill Russell * Jerry West

National Basketball Association's 50 Greatest Players in NBA History

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * Nate Archibald * Paul Arizin * Charles Barkley * Rick Barry * Elgin Baylor * Dave Bing * Larry Bird * Wilt Chamberlain * Bob Cousy * Dave Cowens * Billy Cunningham * Dave DeBusschere * Clyde Drexler * Julius Erving * Patrick Ewing * Walt Frazier * George Gervin * Hal Greer * John Havlicek * Elvin Hayes * Magic Johnson * Sam Jones * Michael Jordan * Jerry Lucas * Karl Malone * Moses Malone * Pete Maravich * Kevin McHale * George Mikan * Earl Monroe * Hakeem Olajuwon * Shaquille O'Neal * Robert Parish * Bob Pettit * Scottie Pippen * Willis Reed * Oscar Robertson * David Robinson * Bill Russell * Dolph Schayes * Bill Sharman * John Stockton * Isiah Thomas * Nate Thurmond * Wes Unseld * Bill Walton * Jerry West * Lenny Wilkens * James Worthy

Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award

1969: West * 1970: Reed * 1971: Abdul-Jabbar * 1972: Chamberlain * 1973: Reed * 1974: Havlicek * 1975: Barry * 1976: White * 1977: Walton * 1978: Unseld * 1979: D. Johnson * 1980: E. Johnson * 1981: Maxwell * 1982: E. Johnson * 1983: Malone * 1984: Bird * 1985: Abdul-Jabbar * 1986: Bird * 1987: E. Johnson * 1988: Worthy * 1989: Dumars * 1990: Thomas * 1991: Jordan * 1992: Jordan * 1993: Jordan * 1994: Olajuwon * 1995: Olajuwon * 1996: Jordan * 1997: Jordan * 1998: Jordan * 1999: Duncan * 2000: O'Neal * 2001: O'Neal * 2002: O'Neal * 2003: Duncan * 2004: Billups * 2005: Duncan * 2006: Wade * 2007: Parker * 2008: Pierce * 2009: Bryant * 2010: Bryant

NBA Most Valuable Player Award

1956: Pettit * 1957: Cousy * 1958: Russell * 1959: Pettit * 1960: Chamberlain * 1961: Russell * 1962: Russell * 1963: Russell * 1964: Robertson * 1965: Russell * 1966: Chamberlain * 1967: Chamberlain * 1968: Chamberlain * 1969: Unseld * 1970: Reed * 1971: Abdul-Jabbar * 1972: Abdul-Jabbar * 1973: Cowens * 1974: Abdul-Jabbar * 1975: McAdoo * 1976: Abdul-Jabbar * 1977: Abdul-Jabbar * 1978: Walton * 1979: M. Malone * 1980: Abdul-Jabbar * 1981: Erving * 1982: M. Malone * 1983: M. Malone * 1984: Bird * 1985: Bird * 1986: Bird * 1987: Johnson * 1988: Jordan * 1989: Johnson * 1990: Johnson * 1991: Jordan * 1992: Jordan * 1993: Barkley * 1994: Olajuwon * 1995: Robinson * 1996: Jordan * 1997: K. Malone * 1998: Jordan * 1999: K. Malone * 2000: O'Neal * 2001: Iverson * 2002: Duncan * 2003: Duncan * 2004: Garnett * 2005: Nash * 2006: Nash * 2007: Nowitzki * 2008: Bryant * 2009: James * 2010: James

NBA Rookie of the Year Award

1953: Meineke * 1954: Felix * 1955: Pettit * 1956: Stokes * 1957: Heinsohn * 1958: Sauldsberry * 1959: Baylor * 1960: Chamberlain * 1961: Robertson * 1962: Bellamy * 1963: Dischinger * 1964: Lucas * 1965: Reed * 1966: Barry * 1967: Bing * 1968: Monroe * 1969: Unseld * 1970: Alcindor * 1971: Cowens & Petrie * 1972: Wicks * 1973: McAdoo * 1974: DiGregorio * 1975: Wilkes * 1976: Adams * 1977: Dantley * 1978: Davis * 1979: Ford * 1980: Bird * 1981: Griffith * 1982: Williams * 1983: Cummings * 1984: Sampson * 1985: Jordan * 1986: Ewing * 1987: Person * 1988: Jackson * 1989: Richmond * 1990: Robinson * 1991: Coleman * 1992: Johnson * 1993: O'Neal * 1994: Webber * 1995: Hill & Kidd * 1996: Stoudamire * 1997: Iverson * 1998: Duncan * 1999: Carter * 2000: Brand & Francis * 2001: Miller * 2002: Gasol * 2003: Stoudemire * 2004: James * 2005: Okafor * 2006: Paul * 2007: Roy * 2008: Durant * 2009: Rose * 2010: Evans

NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award

1951: Macauley * 1952: Arizin * 1953: Mikan * 1954: Cousy * 1955: Sharman * 1956: Pettit * 1957: Cousy * 1958: Pettit * 1959: Baylor & Pettit * 1960: Chamberlain * 1961: Robertson * 1962: Pettit * 1963: Russell * 1964: Robertson * 1965: Lucas * 1966: A. Smith * 1967: Barry * 1968: Greer * 1969: Robertson * 1970: Reed * 1971: Wilkens * 1972: West * 1973: Cowens * 1974: Lanier * 1975: Frazier * 1976: Bing * 1977: Erving * 1978: R. Smith * 1979: Thompson * 1980: Gervin * 1981: Archibald * 1982: Bird * 1983: Erving * 1984: Thomas * 1985: Sampson * 1986: Thomas * 1987: Chambers * 1988: Jordan * 1989: Malone * 1990: Johnson * 1991: Barkley * 1992: Johnson * 1993: Stockton & Malone * 1994: Pippen * 1995: Richmond * 1996: Jordan * 1997: Rice * 1998: Jordan * 1999: No Game Played * 2000: O'Neal & Duncan * 2001: Iverson * 2002: Bryant * 2003: Garnett * 2004: O'Neal * 2005: Iverson * 2006: James * 2007: Bryant * 2008: James * 2009: Bryant & O'Neal * 2010: Wade

1957 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

First Team
Wilt Chamberlain * Chet Forte * Rod Hundley * Jim Krebs * Lennie Rosenbluth * Charlie Tyra
Second Team
Elgin Baylor * Frank Howard * Guy Rodgers * Gary Thompson * Grady Wallace

1958 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

First Team
Elgin Baylor * Bob Boozer * Wilt Chamberlain * Don Hennon * Oscar Robertson * Guy Rodgers
Second Team
Pete Brennan * Archie Dees * Mike Farmer * Dave Gambee * Bailey Howell

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player

1939: J. Hull * 1940: M. Huffman * 1941: J. Kotz * 1942: H. Dallmar * 1943: K. Sailors * 1944: A. Ferrin * 1945: B. Kurland * 1946: B. Kurland * 1947: G. Kaftan * 1948: A. Groza * 1949: A. Groza * 1950: I. Dambrot * 1951: B. Spivey * 1952: C. Lovellette * 1953: B. Born * 1954: T. Gola * 1955: B. Russell * 1956: H. Lear * 1957: W. Chamberlain * 1958: E. Baylor * 1959: J. West * 1960: J. Lucas * 1961: J. Lucas * 1962: P. Hogue * 1963: A. Heyman * 1964: W. Hazzard * 1965: B. Bradley * 1966: J. Chambers * 1967: L. Alcindor * 1968: L. Alcindor * 1969: L. Alcindor * 1970: S. Wicks * 1971: H. Porter* * 1972: B. Walton * 1973: B. Walton * 1974: D. Thompson * 1975: R. Washington * 1976: K. Benson * 1977: B. Lee * 1978: J. Givens * 1979: M. Johnson * 1980: D. Griffith * 1981: I. Thomas * 1982: J. Worthy * 1983: H. Olajuwon * 1984: P. Ewing * 1985: E. Pinckney * 1986: P. Ellison * 1987: K. Smart * 1988: D. Manning * 1989: G. Rice * 1990: A. Hunt * 1991: C. Laettner * 1992: B. Hurley * 1993: D. Williams * 1994: C. Williamson * 1995: E. O'Bannon * 1996: T. Delk * 1997: M. Simon * 1998: J. Sheppard * 1999: R. Hamilton * 2000: M. Cleaves * 2001: S. Battier * 2002: J. Dixon * 2003: C. Anthony * 2004: E. Okafor * 2005: S. May * 2006: J. Noah * 2007: C. Brewer * 2008: M. Chalmers * 2009: W. Ellington * 2010: K. Singler

Kansas Jayhawks Retired Basketball Jerseys

0 Drew Gooden * 4 Nick Collison * 5 Fred Pralle * 5 Howard Engleman * 7 Tusten Ackerman * 8 Charlie T. Black * 10 Charles B. Black * 10 Kirk Hinrich * 11 Jacque Vaughn * 12 Paul Endacott * 13 Wilt Chamberlain * 13 Walt Wesley * 14 Darnell Valentine * 15 Ray Evans * 15 Jo Jo White * 15 Isaac "Bud" Stallworth * 16 Clyde Lovellette * 23 B.H. Born * 25 Danny Manning * 26 Gale Gordon * 32 Bill Bridges * 34 Paul Pierce * 36 Al Peterson * 40 Dave Robisch * 45 Raef LaFrentz
60 Max Falkenstien (Announcer, Honorary Retirement)

Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2004

Paul Arizin * Richie Ashburn * Chuck Bednarik * Bert Bell * Steve Carlton * Wilt Chamberlain * Bobby Clarke * Billy Cunningham * Julius Erving * Jimmie Foxx * Joe Frazier * Tom Gola * Sonny Hill * Harry Kalas * John B. Kelly, Sr. * Connie Mack * Bernie Parent * Robin Roberts * Mike Schmidt * Bill Tilden * Steve Van Buren



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