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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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When Wilt Chamberlain had his 50 points per game season what was his lowest point output and how long did he go scoring 50 or more points per game?

Wilt Chamberlain scored a season-low 28 points against the Boston Celtics on February 24, 1962. His longest consecutive 50+ points streak of the season was seven games, dating from 12/16/61 - 12/29/61.

How many times did Wilt Chamberlain score 80 points in a game?

None. He scored 100 on Mar.2,1962 in Hershey, Pa. Before that his previous high was 78 on Dec. 8,1961, in a triple-overtime loss to the LA Lakers.

What is the nick name of wilt chamberlain?

wilt chamberlain went by many nicknames, most famously

The Big Dipper

The Stilt

Who drafted Wilt Chamberlain?

Wilt left the Kansas Jayhawks in his Senior year, to play professional basketball. He was drafted by the Philly Warriors in 1958 but could not play in the NBA for another year, because he had not completed his last year of College (NBA rule at the time).

He joined the Harlem Globetrotters for a brief period before playing in the NBA in 1959.

Jeff E. - Former KU Jayhawk

How many 50 point games did Wilt Chamberlain have?

i counted the amount of 50 point games on http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=50pointsinagame.

i counted 105, i think second is Kobe Bryant with 26

Did wilt stay in philadelphia all his life?

Wilt Chamberlain played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (Present day Golden State Warriors), the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers. He played for the University of Kansas and also for the Harlem Globetrotters getting drafted to the NBA by the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (Present day Golden State Warriors)

Was Bill Russelll better than Wilt Chamberlain?

No: despite that Russel had more championships.

Sorry ... Russell had ZERO championships. His Celtics team had 11 championships.

Nobody was better than Wilt. John Wooden himself stated that had Wilt been fortunate enough to have Russell's supporting cast and Red Auerbach as coach, Wilt's team would have won all those championships.

What female barnstorm basketball team played double headers with the Harlem Globetrotters when Wilt Chamberlain played for the Trotters?

The Texas Cowgirls toured playing basketball against mens teams 1949-1977. Owner Dempsey Hovland. Dempsey Hovland was my father. To learn more contact me at erinhovland@yahoo.com. I am the preservationist of this teams history.

Why is Wilt Chamberlain called the big dipper?

He got the name "Big Dipper" because he used to have to dip down to walk through doors because of his height.

Wilt Chamberlain touched the top of the backboard?

Yes several times, at kansas and with the Globetrotters

What was Wilt Chamberlain's nickname?

Wilt "the Stilt", "Goliath", and his favorite, "The Big Dipper" were his nicknames.
"Wilt the Stilt" or "The Big Dipper"

Who was traded for Wilt Chamberlain?

Wilt was traded from the San Francisco Warriors to the Philadelphia 76ers in 1965 for Paul Neumann, Connie Dierking, Lee Shaffer, and $150,000 in cash. He was traded from the 76ers to the Los Angeles Lakers in 1968 for Darrell Imhoff, Archie Clark, and Jerry Chambers.

Did wilt chamberlain ever defeated bill Russell?

yes the laker the team wilt Chamberlain played on beat the Celtic the team bill Russell played on.

What Wilt Chamberlain childhood?

he flew with pigs whjile eatin a peanut butter sandwich.

his favorite food was cheese.

he hated rollar skates.

How many sixty point games does Wilt Chamberlain have?

Wilt scored exactly sixty points on three different occasions He score 61points six times, 62 six times,63 two times,65 three times,66 one time,67 four times and 68 once. He never scored 64 or 69 points in a game.

What was the name of Babe Ruth's bat?

The size of Babe Ruth's bat varied depending on the year. It is rumored that at the beginning of his career he used a 54 ounce hickory bat, but I am not sure whether this is accurate information or not. The bat he used to hit the very first home run hit at Yankee Stadium in 1923 was 36 inches, 46 ounces, and was made of ash. In 1927, when he hit 60 homeruns, he used a 40 ounce bat.

How much is a Wilt Chamberlain 1960 NBA Rookie of the year basketball heroes card?

if its actually from 1960 its worth a lot i couldnt begin to estimate but i would hold on to that for a while because the value is only going to rise

Where does Wilt Chamberlain live?

Wilt "the stilt" Chamberlain lives in heaven. He passed away Oct.12/1999 answer by Kent King

What is fusarium wilt?

it is a specific sort of cheese which die out if they get near the sun. they smell like my grandads socks.