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Wilton Norman Chamberlain ( / ˈtʃeɪmbərlɪn / CHAYM-bər-lin; August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player. Standing 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons. Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Chamberlain ...
Bill Spivey. William Edwin Spivey (March 19, 1929 – May 8, 1995) was an American basketball player. A 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) center, he played college basketball for the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's (NCAA) Kentucky Wildcats from 1949 to 1951. After his high school career, Spivey was recruited by the University of Kentucky.
NBA record – Most free throws Attempted in a season (1,363 in 1961–62) Chamberlain also holds the next four spots with 1,113, 1,054, 1,016, and 991. NBA playoff record – Most points by a rookie in a game (53 vs. the Syracuse Nationals on March 14, 1960) Pulled down a rookie playoff record 35 rebounds in the same game.
"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 ...
Alejandro Ramírez (Costa Rica, born 1988) Richárd Rapport (Hungary, born 1996) Nukhim Rashkovsky (Russia, born 1946) Ilmar Raud (Estonia, Argentina, 1913–1941) Vsevolod Rauzer (Ukraine, 1908–1941) Yuri Razuvayev (Russia, 1945–2012) Damian Reca (Argentina, 1894–1937) Hans Ree (Netherlands, born 1944) Brian Reilly (France, England ...
They say no NBA legend of old would be able to compete with the athletes of the modern league. For the most part, it could be true. But Wilt Chamberlain is an exception. Wilt the Stilt was the ...
Jayhawkers (film) Jayhawkers. (film) Jayhawkers is a 2014 American sports drama/biographical film directed by Kevin Willmott, following the life of Wilt Chamberlain, Phog Allen, and the 1956–57 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team. Former Kansas basketball player Scot Pollard portrays B. H. Born in the film.
Wilt: Larger Than Life ( ISBN 1572439157) is a biography of NBA professional basketball player Wilt Chamberlain by journalist Robert Cherry. The 416-page book was published in November 2004 by Triumph Books. The foreword is written by Jerry West, Chamberlain's teammate and friend on the Los Angeles Lakers .