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Wilt Chamberlain Snapshot

First Name

Wilton

Last Name

Chamberlain

Date of Birth

21 August 1936

Height

Star Sign

Leo

Date of Death

12 October 1999

Gender

Male

Build

Athletic

Hair Color

Black

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ethnicity

Black

Claim to Fame

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

Nationality

American

Cause of Death

Cardiac arrest while sleeping

Wikipedia Text

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 prior to playing in the NBA. The 7 foot 1 inch Chamberlain weighed 250 lbs as a rookie before bulking up to 275 lb and eventually over 300 lb with the Lakers. He 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.

Role ID

Actor/Actress, Writer, Other Crew

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Couple Profile

Wilton Norman Chamberlain, born in Philadelphia, didn`t come from a race of giants as many thought. Both his parents were no bigger than 5-9, but as a young boy he began a growth spurt which would eventually stop when he reached 7-1. That height made him legendary in sports history as arguably the greatest basketball player ever. Chamberlain played at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, and collegiately at Kansas University, where he led the Jayhawks to the NCAA finals. Kansas lost in title game to North Carolina and that game haunted Chamberlain throughout his career and gave birth to the unfair image of him as a "loser." He left Kansas as an underclassman to play professionally for the Harlem Globetrotters, and after a year with them, signed to play with his hometown team in the NBA, the then-named Philadelphia Warriors. With the Warriors he performed some astonishing feats that no NBA player before or since accomplished.

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www.imdb.com/name/nm0150219/bio

Full Name at Birth

Wilton Norman Chamberlain

Weight

275

Draft

Philadelphia Warriors, 1959 NBA Draft (territorial selection)

Basketball Position

Center

NBA First Game Date

24 October 1959