Wilt Chamberlain
This October 1971 file photo shows basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain in action as a Los Angeles Lakers player. Chamberlain was found dead at his Bel Air home 12 October 1999, apparently of natural causes. He was 63 and had a history of heart problems.
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It's 7 feet long! Wilt Chamberlain can lie down in there!
When I was with the Warriors, my last year, Wilt Chamberlain came up … he was the first real superstar.
But he's just playing a game he has played for so long that he's comfortable. We told him, 'Indiana fans might think you're going to save the program, but let's be realistic. You're not going to put up Wilt Chamberlain numbers.'More quotes »
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50 years ago Wilt was man of the century
had been shaken, and all together they could not outshine the Big Dipper.Big Dipper, of course, was the nickname for Wilt Chamberlain , who that night scored 100 points in what still stands as one of the most amazing feats in sports history. Fitting for a Read more »
Around the web
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Joan Rivers -- Costco Won't Sell My Book!
called in to TMZ this AM in the middle of the morning meeting and explained how Costco objected to 2 fake testimonials: -- Wilt Chamberlain: "Even if I were alive I wouldn't f**k her." -- Marie Antoinette: "I don't like her. Let her eat s**t." Costco had neither 6/1/12 from TMZ Read more »
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Let's Go to the Morgue!: Warriors in 'The City'
locations the Warriors played: At the USF gym, the Civic Auditorium and the Cow Palace. There were quite a few photos of Wilt Chamberlain, and images from the poorly attended Warriors welcome parade down Market Street. The team arrived from Philadelphia in from San Francisco Chronicle Read more »
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Draft Bored
been friends since 1973, back when the NBA’s best included Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Dave Cowens and Tiny Archibald and Wilt Chamberlain. Neither one of us grew up with much, be we didn’t go without, either. We were bonded by our love for sports, and that bond from Sactown Royalty :: A Sacramento Kings Blog Read more »
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Classic Sixers-Celtics photos
nearly 50-year old NBA rivalry, SI takes a look back at some classic photos of the Celtics vs. 76ers. In this photo, Wilt Chamberlain throws an elbow at Bill Russell during a regular season game at the Boston Garden in Nov. 1965. Chamberlain would average from Sports Illustrated Read more »
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Doc: Celtics, Sixers renew rivalry
of childhood, if your childhood involved the Cincinnati Gardens. My team was the Philadelphia 76ers. I loved the 76ers of Wilt Chamberlain and Hal Greer and Billy Cunningham and Chet The Jet Walker. I wanted to be Wally Jones, who favored corner jumpers and from Cincinnati Enquirer Read more »
