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 giant
Wilt Chamberlain Pronunciation: \CHAIM-bur-lin\ 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 ...
Chamberlain died of heart failure on October 12, 1999, at his Los Angeles home. He once said that "no one cheered for Goliath," but the response to his passing proved that to be false. "Wilt was one of the greatest ever, and we will never see another like him," said basketball star...
Wilt Chamberlain (Wilt; Wilt the Stilt; the Big Dipper) Position:Center 7-1,275lb(216cm, 124kg) School:Kansas (Men) Draft:Philadelphia Warriors,1959 NBA draft(territorial selection) SUMMARY Career G 48 PTS 29.9 TRB 18.3 AST - FG%
We’re not sure what’s more remarkable: Wilt Chamberlain’s absolute dominance on the court...or his hedonistic lifestyle off of it.
But the irony was that Wilt Chamberlain, who died of a heart attack last week at 63, was never quite big enough even for himself. Especially in his prime, he constantly felt compelled to do more, to be better, to go high...
Artificial intelligence has been used to recreate Chamberlain's voice. Showtime is releasing a documentary series about basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain, the 7' 1'' center who played for the Harlem Globetrotters, San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers in the late...
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Chamberlain was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979 and was named one of the top all-time 50 NBA players in 1996.Death and LegacyWilt Chamberlain died of heart failure on October 12, 1999 at his home in Los Angeles, California. He once said that “no one cheered ...
Wilt Chamberlain could do it all as a player. You think it's a feat to score 50 points in an NBA game? Chamberlain averaged 50.4 points one season. He scored 100 points in one game. He scored at least 65 points 15 times; everybody else in NBA history combined has managed this feat...