he is the only NBA player ever to score
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learning more about the life and career
of Wilt Chamberlain at center number 13
Wilton Norman Chamberlain was born
August 21st 1936 in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Chamberlain overcame childhood illness
to excel in sports like track and field
thanks to his six foot eleven frame
Chamberlain earned lifelong nicknames
like wilt the stilt Goliath and the Big
Dipper
your that and proved himself a dominant
high school basketball player after
leading his team to two city
championships Chamberlain chose the
University of Kansas as his next step
opposing teams quickly noticed his
skills and stepped up their defense by
often sending three players to guard him
this frustrated Chamberlain and pushed
him to go pro at the end of his junior
year because the NBA required its
players to finish their senior years
before entering the league Chamberlain
joined the Harlem Globetrotters in 1958
for the enormous salary of $50,000 by
1959 Chamberlain’s NBA eligibility
kicked in and he was drafted by the
Philadelphia Warriors during his rookie
year he averaged 37 point six points and
27 rebounds and won the league’s Most
Valuable Player and working in the Year
awards however Chamberlain’s weakness
was free-throw shooting as the average
just 51 percent over his career he was
regularly triple-teamed
or fouled hard which provoked him to
contemplate retirement after his rookie
season but Chamberlain stayed on thanks
to a salary hike to $65,000 and posted
an even more impressive sophomore year
however it was during his third season
that he accomplished the unthinkable in
1961-62 Chamberlain averaged an Incred
fifty point four points per game and
surpassed 4000 points for the year the
climax of that legendary season came on
March 2nd 1962 when Chamberlain set one
of the most impressive records in
basketball history
he scored 100 points in a single game
against the New York Knicks
but the franchise suffered financial
turmoil that forced a move to San
Francisco in 1962 and Chamberlain’s
trade to the Philadelphia 76ers in 1965
Chamberlain’s strong defense led the
team to a 68 and 13th season in 1966-67
after seven years in the NBA
Chamberlain finally overcame Bill
Russell and his dominant Boston Celtics
in 1967 s Eastern Conference Finals the
76ers then defeated Chamberlain’s old
team the San Francisco warriors to win
the championship during 1967 68
Chamberlain earned his fourth MVP award
became the only Center in league history
to finish as the leader in assists and
was the first NBA player to reach 25,000
points though there was talk of
cancelling the 1968 playoffs because of
Martin Luther King’s recent
assassination the 76ers and Celtics
played an emotional series Russell and
Boston prevailed in seven that collapse
urged Philly to trade Chamberlain to the
Los Angeles Lakers that off season his
first disappointing season there was
capped off by another game seven loss to
Russell Celtics in the playoffs
Chamberlain sat out most of 1969-70
due to a knee injury but returned just
before the playoffs the Lakers faced the
Knicks in the finals and after splitting
the first six games LA was on the wrong
side of history as New York completed
one of the greatest playoff upsets in
NBA history Chamberlain was criticized
for his inability to capitalize on
Willis Reed’s injury which inspired his
team to victory as newly named Lakers
captain Chamberlain led his team to a
then-record 33 game winning streak in
the 1971-72 season and soon the
franchise’s first championship gives up
the chamber
however a loss to the Knicks in the next
year’s finals proved to be the end of
Chamberlain’s playing career he briefly
coached in the ABA the next season but
then retired from professional
basketball following his basketball
career Chamberlain dabbled in real
estate discovered a passion for
volleyball and tried acting he also
claimed to have slept with 20,000 women
in his 1991 autobiography a view from
above it’s alright unfortunately by 1992
Chamberlain began having heart troubles
he finally succumbed to congestive heart
failure on October 12th 1999 as one of
history’s most talented and dominant NBA
players Chamberlain still holds some of
the leaks most jaw-dropping records even
with his career ups and downs Wilt
Chamberlain will always be a legend for
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100 points in one game welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
learning more about the life and career
of Wilt Chamberlain at center number 13
Wilton Norman Chamberlain was born
August 21st 1936 in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Chamberlain overcame childhood illness
to excel in sports like track and field
thanks to his six foot eleven frame
Chamberlain earned lifelong nicknames
like wilt the stilt Goliath and the Big
Dipper
your that and proved himself a dominant
high school basketball player after
leading his team to two city
championships Chamberlain chose the
University of Kansas as his next step
opposing teams quickly noticed his
skills and stepped up their defense by
often sending three players to guard him
this frustrated Chamberlain and pushed
him to go pro at the end of his junior
year because the NBA required its
players to finish their senior years
before entering the league Chamberlain
joined the Harlem Globetrotters in 1958
for the enormous salary of $50,000 by
1959 Chamberlain’s NBA eligibility
kicked in and he was drafted by the
Philadelphia Warriors during his rookie
year he averaged 37 point six points and
27 rebounds and won the league’s Most
Valuable Player and working in the Year
awards however Chamberlain’s weakness
was free-throw shooting as the average
just 51 percent over his career he was
regularly triple-teamed
or fouled hard which provoked him to
contemplate retirement after his rookie
season but Chamberlain stayed on thanks
to a salary hike to $65,000 and posted
an even more impressive sophomore year
however it was during his third season
that he accomplished the unthinkable in
1961-62 Chamberlain averaged an Incred
fifty point four points per game and
surpassed 4000 points for the year the
climax of that legendary season came on
March 2nd 1962 when Chamberlain set one
of the most impressive records in
basketball history
he scored 100 points in a single game
against the New York Knicks
but the franchise suffered financial
turmoil that forced a move to San
Francisco in 1962 and Chamberlain’s
trade to the Philadelphia 76ers in 1965
Chamberlain’s strong defense led the
team to a 68 and 13th season in 1966-67
after seven years in the NBA
Chamberlain finally overcame Bill
Russell and his dominant Boston Celtics
in 1967 s Eastern Conference Finals the
76ers then defeated Chamberlain’s old
team the San Francisco warriors to win
the championship during 1967 68
Chamberlain earned his fourth MVP award
became the only Center in league history
to finish as the leader in assists and
was the first NBA player to reach 25,000
points though there was talk of
cancelling the 1968 playoffs because of
Martin Luther King’s recent
assassination the 76ers and Celtics
played an emotional series Russell and
Boston prevailed in seven that collapse
urged Philly to trade Chamberlain to the
Los Angeles Lakers that off season his
first disappointing season there was
capped off by another game seven loss to
Russell Celtics in the playoffs
Chamberlain sat out most of 1969-70
due to a knee injury but returned just
before the playoffs the Lakers faced the
Knicks in the finals and after splitting
the first six games LA was on the wrong
side of history as New York completed
one of the greatest playoff upsets in
NBA history Chamberlain was criticized
for his inability to capitalize on
Willis Reed’s injury which inspired his
team to victory as newly named Lakers
captain Chamberlain led his team to a
then-record 33 game winning streak in
the 1971-72 season and soon the
franchise’s first championship gives up
the chamber
however a loss to the Knicks in the next
year’s finals proved to be the end of
Chamberlain’s playing career he briefly
coached in the ABA the next season but
then retired from professional
basketball following his basketball
career Chamberlain dabbled in real
estate discovered a passion for
volleyball and tried acting he also
claimed to have slept with 20,000 women
in his 1991 autobiography a view from
above it’s alright unfortunately by 1992
Chamberlain began having heart troubles
he finally succumbed to congestive heart
failure on October 12th 1999 as one of
history’s most talented and dominant NBA
players Chamberlain still holds some of
the leaks most jaw-dropping records even
with his career ups and downs Wilt
Chamberlain will always be a legend for
more profiles of your favorite athletes
be sure to subscribe to us at
watchmojo.com
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