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Chamberlain holds 72 NBA records, 68 by himself. [8] Among his records are several that are considered unbreakable, such as averaging 22.9 rebounds for a career or 50.4 points per game in a season, scoring 100 points or 55 rebounds in a single game, scoring 65 or more points 15 times, 50 or more points 118 times.
Chamberlain changed the game in fundamental ways no other player did." [13] In this period of his life, his three lifelong nicknames "Wilt the Stilt", "Goliath", and "The Big Dipper"—his favorite—were coined. [14] [15] Chamberlain led the team to two city championships over three seasons, with Overbrook logging a 56–3 win-loss record.
Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American basketball player. He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA; he played for the University of Kansas and also for the Harlem Globetrotters before playing in the NBA.
The team, specifically starting center Wilt Chamberlain and coach Phog Allen, where the focus of the 2014 film Jayhawkers, which was directed by University of Kansas film professor Kevin Willmott. [16] The film featured former Jayhawk basketball player Scot Pollard and Justin Wesley, who was on the roster at the time of the release. [17]
"Goliath" is a three-part documentary examining the historic life, career and impact of basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain. Controversy has surrounded the documentary due to the use of an AI ...
Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game; W. Wilt: Larger than Life This page was last edited on 24 October 2022, at 05:15 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Collectibles broker Sotheby’s expects Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 NBA Finals jersey to sell for more than $4 million in an upcoming auction. The current record sale for a Chamberlain sports ...
Wilt Chamberlain set the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by scoring 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169–147 win over the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, at Hershey Sports Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. It is widely considered one of the greatest records in the sport's ...