Name: Wilt Chamberlain
Date of Birth: 21 August 1936 Hated the nickname 'Wilt the Stilt.' Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has more career points in the NBA. Only player to ever score 100 points in a pro game (1962). When pressed about the number of his romantic encounters. He claimed the number of women he had been with was 20,000 women. (His life was based on the numbers!). Never married. Graduate of Overbrook High School in native Philadelphia, and the University of Kansas. Spent one year with the Harlem Globetrooters, for salary of $65,000 ... When he died in October 1999, his long-time basketball rival, Celtics superstar Bill Russell, declared at Wilt's memorial service: "As far as I'm concerned, he and I will be friends through eternity." Enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979. Head coach of the ABA San Diego Conquistadors (1973-74). University of Kansas (1955-58). Unanimous First Team All-America (1957, 1958). The Sporting News First Team All-America (1958). NCAA Tournament MVP (1957). All-Big Seven (1957, 1958). Played with the Harlem Globetrotters (1958-59), the NBA Philadelphia Warriors (1959-62), the NBA San Francisco Warriors (1963-64), the NBA Philadelphia 76ers (1964-68), and the NBA Los Angeles Lakers (1968-73). NBA Rookie of the Year (1960). NBA Most Valuable Player (1960, 1966, 1967, 1968). All-NBA First Team (1960-62, 1964-68). All-NBA Second Team (1963, 1965, 1972). NBA All-Defensive First Team (1972, 1973). NBA Finals MVP (1972). NBA All-Star Game MVP (1960), after scoring 23 points with 25 rebounds. Thirteen-time NBA All-Star (1960-69, 1971-73). NBA 35th Anniversary All-Time Team (1980) and 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (1996). Ranks second all-time in scoring with 31,419 points (30.1 ppg) and rebounding 23,924 rebounds (22.9 rpg). * Chamberlain and Bill Russell were known as fierce competitors on the court, but they were also good friends Golden State Warriors franchise all-time leading scorer (17,783). Never fouled out of a game in his NBA career. In his historic 100-point game which took place in Hershey, PA, he set records for most field goals (36) and made free throws (28) in a game. Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 106-109. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. While in college at Kansas, he was recorded as having a 550 pound bench press. At his athletic peak, he was said to have been measured with a vertical jump of 48-50 inches. He was a high jump champion and track and field star in college at Kansas University. Is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. The father of the 7-foot-1 Wilt was only 5-foot-7. Only player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring average and rebounding average in the same season, which he accomplished five times. Four of the five seasons were his first four NBA seasons. Had a keen interest in films and shared in this past-time with the likes of Hugh Hefner. He was also a partner in the production company Hundred Point Films and had attended several film festivals to enjoy the limelight of his celebrity. The Festival of Festivals is now commonly known today as the Toronto International Film Festival. Read more Wilt Chamberlain movies (actor)User Comments |
