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Wilt Chamberlain

This category is directed to the life, career and death of Wilt Chamberlain, an American professional NBA basketball player who played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and LA Lakers. He is the only player in NBA history to average more than 40 and 50 points in a season. His career highs, personal life, and memorabilia are contained here.

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What were Wilt Chamberlains brothers and sisters names?

Wilt Chamberlain is considered one of the greatest all time NBA players. He had six sisters, four of whom survived him post his death in 1999. Their names are Barbara, Margaret, Selina and Yvonne.

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the cause of death of Muhammad Ali Jinnah was T.B(tubercle bacillus)

How old would Wilt Chamberlain be if he was still alive?

No.

He died October 12, 1999 (aged 63) @ Bel Air, California.

Title of the Wilt Chamberlain autobiography?

A view from above

His 1st autobiography was named "Wilt" released in 1973.

On what day did Wilt Chamberlain score 100 points in a basketball game?

Wilt Chamberlain's Philadelphia Warriors beat the New York Knicks 169-147 in Chamberlain's 100 point game on March 2, 1962. Wilt scored 41 points in the first half, and then got hot. With almost eight minutes left he broke his own record of 78 points, and his teammates obliged the fans' chants of "Give it to Wilt" by feeding the big man on every possession. In a wild finish that included the Knicks fouling other Warriors to deny Wilt the ball, and Warriors fouling Knicks to get more possessions, Wilt scored his hundredth point on a slam dunk with 46 seconds left. Wilt finished the season averaging more than 50 points, 25 rebounds and 48 minutes per game. The game was played in Hershey Pennsylvania, where the Warriors occasionally played in order to draw additional fans. Only 4,000 fans attended the game.

What is a nickname for Wilt Chamberlain?

Wilt Chamberlain nick name was Wilt The Stilt

When did Wilt Chamberlain graduate from Kansas?

Wilt Chamberlain graduated from the University of Kansas in 1958. He played for the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team during his college years, where he gained national attention for his exceptional skills and performance. After his graduation, he went on to have a legendary professional basketball career.

How did Wilt Chamberlain die?

Wilt Chamberland died at age 63 of congestive heart failure. He was found in his home in California on the morning of October 12, 1999.

How much does a Wilt Chamberlain rookie card cost?

Typically basketball autographed by Wilt seem to go for $450-$1000 on eBay. Depends on the COA that is provided.

How many rings did Wilt Chamberlain win?

Wilt played two seasons with the University of Kansas Jayhawks. Both seasons the Jayhawks won the Big 7 Championship and in 1956-1957 season, the Jayhawks played the University of North Carolina in the National Championship game. In one of the greatest games in NCAA Final Four history, the Tarheels defeated the Jayhawks 54-53 in triple overtime. The Jayhawks did not make the NCAA tournament in Wilt's second year. He decided to turn pro after his junior year but could not play in the NBA because the NBA did not accept players that had not finished their four years of college. Wilt wound up playing for the Harlem Globetrotters in 1958 befre being selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1959 NBA draft.

Wilt Chamberlain played for what teams?

Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (1959-1964)

Philadelphia 76ers (1965-68)

Los Angeles Lakers (1968-73)

How much did Wilt Chamberlain weigh?

When Wilt Chamberlain was ten years old, he was 6 feet 0. When Wilt was 12, he was 6 feet 5. When Wilt Chamberlain was 15 years old, he was 6 feet 11. When Wilt Chamberlain was 18 years old, he became his maximum height of 7 feet 1.

How much can Wilt Chamberlain bench?

Some say over 400 lbs. Probably way more than that with him being a super athlete and very strong.

2) Wilt Himself said that He could do 600 , But , as much as I love the man , He WAS known to exaggerate. I think the highest "witnessed" number was 500Lbs even.

How many points did wilt chamberlin score?

100! That is the all-time record for most points scored in a game. I think this record will never be broken.