Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain Personal information Born (1936-08-21 ) August 21, 1936Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,U.S. Died October 12, 1999(1999-10-12) (aged 63)Bel Air, California Nationality American Listed height 216 cm (7 ft 1 in) Listed weight 125 kg (276 lb) Career information High school Overbrook (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)College Kansas (1956–1958)NBA draft 1959 / Pick:Territorial Selected by thePhiladelphia Warriors Playing career 1959–1973 Position Center Number 13 Coaching career 1973–1974 Career history As player: 1958–1959 Harlem Globetrotters 1959 –1965 Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors 1965 –1968 Philadelphia 76ers 1968 –1973 Los Angeles Lakers As coach: 1973–1974 San Diego Conquistadors 2×NBA champion (1967 ,1972 ) NBA Finals MVP (1972 )4×NBA Most Valuable Player (1960 ,1966 –1968 ) 13×NBA All-Star (1960 –1969 ,1971 –1973 ) NBA All-Star Game MVP (1960 )7×All-NBA First Team (1960–1962 ,1964 , 1966–1968) 3×All-NBA Second Team (1963 ,1965 ,1972 ) 2×NBA All-Defensive First Team (1972 ,1973 ) NBA Rookie of the Year (1960)7×NBA scoring champion (1960–1966) 11×NBA rebounding champion (1960–1963, 1966–1969 ,1971 –1973 ) NBA assists leader (1968 )No. 13retired by Golden State Warriors No. 13retired by Philadelphia 76ers No. 13retired by Los Angeles Lakers NBA 35th Anniversary Team NBA 50th Anniversary Team NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1957 )2× Consensus first-teamAll-American (1957 ,1958 ) No. 13jersey retired by Kansas Jayhawks Mr. Basketball USA (1955)Points 31,419 (30.1 ppg) Rebounds 23,924 (22.9 rpg) Assists 4,643 (4.4 apg) Stats at Basketball-Reference.comBasketball Hall of Fame as player College Basketball Hall of Fame
Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21, 1936–October 12, 1999) was anAmerican basketball player. Chamberlain played in theNBA during the 1960s, and many people think he is one of the best players in basketball history. At 7 feet 1 inch, he was the tallest and heaviest player in the league for most of his career, and he was one of the most famous people in the game for many years. He is the first and only basketball player to score 100 points in an NBA game. Chamberlain led the league several times in points, accuracy, rebounds, and minutes. He also won 4 NBA Most Valuable Player awards and was in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
He won two NBA championships: the first in 1967, with thePhiladelphia 76ers , and the second in 1972, with theLos Angeles Lakers . Chamberlain also played for several seasons with thePhiladelphia Warriors and toured with theHarlem Globetrotters . In 1999, he died fromcongestive heart failure .
