I saw the team win a championship for the Philadelphia 76ers in 1967. Chamberlain and Arnold also had several different encounters in the weight room. In the last few years weve seen both Klay Thompson and James Harden sit out the fourth quarter in blowout games where they were already up to 60 points, so even if a player is red hot he may not even get a shot at the record unless the game is still competitive. Imagine any center today leading the NBA in assists. Its debatable that Kobes 81 may never be reached again, so Wilts 100 remains the stuff of legend something no mere mortal could actually attain. No player has had more big scoring games than Wilt and its not even close. WHYY provides trustworthy, fact-based, local news and information and world-class entertainment to everyone in our community. No player has come within 20 of Chamberlains regular season single-game record of 55 since Charles Oakley grabbed 35 boards in 1988. WHYY host Avi Wolfman-Arent revisited that historic night with sportswriter Gary Pomerantz, the author of Wilt, 1962: The Night of 100 Points and the Dawn of a New Era.. Now they will do battle in an unexpected series. One myth surrounding Chamberlain was that he played against no height, that is far from the truth. For more information, please see our NBA rules didn't allow players who hadn't finished college, though, so Wilt signed up with the Globetrottters. The man who once scored 100 points in a single game and claimed to. The lane was widened from 6 to 12 feet to make it more difficult for players such as Wilt to post up and receive a lob pass for an easy two points. For context, Wilt Chamberlain was 71, and 236 lbs. On the 11th anniversary of his death, a man who was courtside for many of Wilts majestic performances weighs in on a daunting task: ranking Wilts most memorable achievements. No other player had more rules changed specifically to thwart that player, such as widening the lane and not allowing dunks during a free throw (as Wilt was known to do). Legend has it that Wilt went up to the University of Kansas track coach and asked if he could compete. He did things that are still incomprehensible and nearly superhuman.. There is a more holistic power Jimmy Butler has access to, involving his fearlessness and his great strategic intelligence but not limited to these things. And Wilts impact resonates to this day. Gary Payton had a good night and Thomas Bryant put his name in the record books by each going 1414, but theyre the only two players to even come close in the last four decades. Wilt Chamberlain had more competition back in his day than there is today. Harveys Take: Another away home game, this time it took place in Bethlehem, Pa. Wilt scores 58 points and a little less than a month later he did it in New York versus the Knicks. How fast did Wilt Chamberlain run the 100 yard? He became the first (and . According to Don Cherry's biography Wilt: Larger than Life, legendary boxing trainer and promoter Cus D'Amato approached Chamberlain in 1965 with a lucrative offer to box heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali. Harvey Pollack, the Sixers Director of Statistical Information joined the NBA in 1946-47, keeping statistics for all of the Warriors and Sixers home games. Its a pretty big arena, but its half-filled? Faster than Al Attles (and the rest of his Warriors team) in a full court race after Wilt and Attles' coach Alex Hannum set up races to see who the fastest players on the Warriors team were. Jim Brown too. The only hitch was that he couldn't fit his giant frame into any of the sports cars on the market; he allegedly had to take the seat out of his Lamborghini Countach and replace it with a padded mat just so he could fit behind the wheel. Its a monumental scoring achievement that sets social media ablaze. Mark Tulin (author) from Long Beach, California on January 29, 2019: Very true, Mouser. There is something about this specific record that, for me, goes well beyond sports and goes to math, the base-10 number system. In its heyday in the 1950s and 60s, you could go to Kutshers resort and see Muhammad Ali training for a fight, Mickey Mantle playing golf and a teenage Wilt Chamberlain playing basketball. Only Kobe Bryants 81-point performance has even come close and it doesnt seem physically possible that a player could fit in 19 more points than he did in that game. In an unusually modest conversation Chamberlain joins Charlie Rose to discuss his new book and touches his pinprick topics. All while being a 71 Goliath of a man. Then he met several friends at the Philadelphia train station and had lunch with them. His contributions to volleyball earned him a spot in the sport's Hall of Fame. Most people have short histories. You cant see it. Its the holy grail of NBA records, a hallowed mark looked upon in reverence. Aside from being one of the strongest players in the league, Wilt was rumored to be one of the fastest men on the planet. Wilt Chamberlain was the greatest athlete the world had ever seen and he doesn't let you forget it. Defenders used to hang all over Wilt and nothing was called. He had a Goliath syndrome. It covers the overall stats and accolades, as well as each player's usage compared to their differing eras. Jones. The 86-year-old basketball player was born in Philadelphia, PA. And the game, you know, has been launched into sports mythology. Wilt played against a bevy of hall of fame big men. Who Was Wilt Chamberlain? He had six games with 43 or more, topping out at 55. He didn't let one [of Johnson's] shots get to the rim.". No matter where he went, Philly, LA, or with the Harlem Globetrotters, he dominated. The mere mention of the Big Dipper's name evokes images of hoops dominance and romantic impossibilities. But safest of all rebounding records may be his 2,149 in the 196061 season. While fans and media have made light of players sitting out for load management, players and teams know the importance of rest not just to be ready for the playoffs or for the next season, but to be able to walk comfortably in retirement. You must put away any notions of todays NBA when you consider the 1962 NBA. Wilt Chamberlain PPG 30.1 RPG 22.9 APG 4.4 HEIGHT 7'1" (2.16m) WEIGHT 250lb (113kg) COUNTRY USA LAST ATTENDED Kansas BIRTHDATE August 21, 1936 DRAFT 1959 EXPERIENCE 14 Years Stats Career Per Mode. '5 Things You Didn't Know About' appears every Friday. They cleaned the glass in the 60s at a level that has and never will be seen again. And then theres Wilt Chamberlain. In what seems like a logical impossibility, Wilt Chamberlain averaged more minutes per game in a season than there are minutes in a regulation NBA game. Amid so many sports records, why does this milestone still resonate? His six rings are a testament to his prowess, and this article explains all the reasons he's the best of all time. Want a digest of WHYYs programs, events & stories? I watched him take hook shots from midcourt during pregame practice, making them without even a flinch. Hall of fame coach Larry Brown retells the rest "Magic Johnson used to run the games and he called a couple of chintzy fouls and a goal tending on Wilt," Brown said. 76ers to play 34 nationally televised games, including Christmas Day. Chamberlain was notorious for always seeking out a new challenge, but he missed out on one that became one of the great "what if? Learn more about Social Responsibility at WHYY. Basketball for me would never be the same. Duane Morris investigation into Central Bucks finds no discrimination against LGBTQ students, Shapiro signs first bill, expands Pa. health insurance coverage for breast cancer screenings, 3 unions at Rutgers University have reached tentative agreements. Wilts coach at Kansas, Dr. Phog Allen, was advocating for twelve foot rims while Wilt was in college. When he retired following the 1972-73 season, it was 128 times. But people are also aware of what just happened. Imhoff committed six fouls and therefore fouled out of the game after playing just 20 minutes. Your imagination is triggered by it, though. Wilt in volleyball and nba, Jim in lacrosse and nfl. This was Chamberlain, though, and his solution to this conundrum was characteristically over-the-top: he designed and built a fully custom Le Mans-style racecar. He played basketball and ran track and field at the University of Kansas, played professional basketball with the Philadelphia Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Lakers. In our culture, the number 100 is a century. Though Jokic is still young and may not have even hit his prime yet, hed have to take a historic season and add a full 1.3 APG to match Wilt. Wilt Chamberlain. "He would a tricep extesion, the biggest strongest guys would do 120 and he would come and do 150, 170 pounds.". He then wrote and sold a story titled "Why I'm forgoing my senior year of basketball" to Look magazine for 10,000 dollars (most NBA players made 9,000 at the time). Hannum was convinced it would have been the 180lb guard Al Attles but it turned out to be the (at the time 300lbs) Wilt Chamberlain, 4.6 40 (hand-timed by KC Chiefs coach Hank Stram, Wilt ran it barefooted, 290lbs at the time). The man who once scored 100 points in a single game and claimed to have bedded 20,000 women was a fairly enigmatic figure, though, as his huge athletic gifts made him something of a loner throughout his career. What do you, the writer of this article, think of Wilt Chamberlain's endurance? I decided to use only NBA clips, without more famous college footage. The club was located in Los Angeles and was ran by UCLA assistant coach Bob Kersee. He was Great friends with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Wilt was a dominant player, and that season he was particularly dominant as a scorer. The two rounded out the most often asked question of Chamberlain, why did #BillRussell win 11 and #WiltChamberlain, only 2?#nba75 -Hi All,We are more than thrilled to announce our companies' brand new website has launched and can be found at https://CLNSmedia.com OR forExclusive NBA/Celtics coverage only, click here- https://www.clnsmedia.com/nba/ Thanks!Nick G (#BoomerRAGE) HTTPS://Twitter.com/clns_nick-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-CLNS is powered by FanDuel. It was in 1971, though, that it looked like this throwdown was really going to finally happen. Mark Tulin (author) from Long Beach, California on May 21, 2020: Wonderful information, Jake. Chamberlain's presence brought enough attention to the league that the IVA's All-Star game was televised. How good was Wilt Chamberlain really? Sixers owner Josh Harris, rival group submit formal bids for Commanders, AP sources say. A record that still stands to this day. There is no doubt that Wilt was one of the greatest players ever to play the game of basketball. Stars like Bumpy Johnson, Sammy Davis Jr., Malcom X, Frank Lucas, Nicky Barnes, Willie Mays, Sonny Liston Langston Hughes, Muhammad Ali were all known to hang around Smalls Paradise. Harveys Take: Wilt and Russell played against each other 142 times throughout their careers. Lol thats not impressive. Question: I think perhaps the most overlooked aspect of Wilt's game was his endurance. Wilts line from that game 22 points, 25 rebounds and 21 assists. Why was this game in Hershey, and what does that tell us about the state of the NBA in 1962? And in that season he dropped 100 points against the New York Knicks. On March 2, 1962 exactly 60 years ago the legendary Philadelphia Warriors center scored 100 points in a single game. So Im going to attempt to keep them brief. That's completely insane. Wilt won again. He was a scrappy, hard-nosed rebounder who averaged 13 points and 13 rebounds for the season. 5. The greatest NBA record book ever is Harvey Pollacks NBA Statistical Yearbook. Chamberlains single-season scoring record is so out of reach that only one player Michael Jordan in 198687 has even come within 1,000 points of it. And then there's Wilt Chamberlain. The story goes that Wilt Chamberlain wanted to fight the narrative that he was a selfish player so he decided that he wanted to lead the league in assists, so he did. WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. Walter said Hello Mr. Chamberlain. Harveys Take: Wilt scored 135 points in a 24 hour span -- 73 against the Bulls and 62 points against the Celtics. It also helped launch the legend of Wilt a superstar who would help establish the NBA at a time when its future seemed wobbly. Most people would just resign themselves to driving some big boxy ride with plenty of legroom in this situation. Wilt Chamberlain started his own Track Club in the 1970s. His high jump was 6'6" when the world record was 7'1". Im Walter Bellamy. Wilt responded with Hello Mr. Bellamy. Jimmy Butler and Tom Thibodeau remain linked. However, Ali dropped the Frazier fight for his first professional loss, and Chamberlain ended up backing out at the last minute thanks to an escape clause in his contract. He stopped me dead in my tracks with his arm, hugged me and lifted me off the floor with my feet dangling. In an unusually modest conversation Chamberlain joins Charlie Rose to discuss his new book. The other, more experienced player was named Phil Jordon. I was lucky to see both play and didn't realize how amazing they were until I looked back. A career 51 percent free throw shooter, Wilt made 28 of 32 attempts. Its easy to imagine a future legend take the league by storm and erupt for a huge game in his first season, but the fact that so few freshmen have even come close to Wilts mark makes it seem very unlikely. Its one of the great athletic achievements in sports. If you are having problems using this website, including problems accessing any portion of this site using screen reader technology, please call 215-952-7000 or email 76ersservice@76ers.com for assistance. He learned when he was 34 years old. At Overbrook High School in West Philadelphia, he was an avid track and field star: He high jumped 6 feet, 6 inches; ran the 440 yards in 49.0 seconds and the 880 yards in 1:58.3; propelled the shot put 53 feet, 4 inches; and broad jumped 22 feet. Needless to say the player in the East has the newsman write an apology letter to Wilt for misquoting him. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and their up and down relationship and where it went sour. 8. When the issue of championships comes up, I am reminded of a quote Wilt once gave in an interview (I used to have it on videotape from a documentary on the history of basketball) where he said, "The Boston Celtics had to figure out how to beat Wilt Chamberlain, but I had to figure out how to beat the Boston Celtics." For crying out loud Ben Wallace floored a Miami shaq with a clean block, imagine 7'1", 7'8" wingspan, 300 pound l wilt who could bench 500 (550 after he retired) jump between 43 and 49 inches in the air, supposedly run the 40 in 4.5 seconds against shaq, it would be a block party. Harveys Take: To give you some perspective, Wilt scored 50 or more points 118 times in his illustrious career. The ushers stepped aside, and they were overrun by the kids who ran out to the court to congratulate Wilt. In those head-to-head matchups, Wilt averaged 28.7 points and 28.7 rebounds while Russell posted averages of 14.5 and 23.7. 76ers Embiid sitting out showdown with Nuggets Jokic. 10. Their will never be another athlete that could come close to Wilt Chamberlain athletic abilities. Chamberlain was a well-rounded athlete in the discipline; his personal best in the high jump was six feet six inches, he threw 55 feet in shot put, he ran the 440 in 49 seconds, and he could do a 22-foot long jump. Maurice Cheeks eventually tied it., Wilt was the only player to play all 48 minutes in that game.. The following year the IVA All-Star game was televised only because Chamberlain played in it. Here are 10 Wilt Chamberlain records that will probably never be broken all found via StatMuse. When the Los Angeles Lakers got Wilt Chamberlain (see cover) in a trade last summer, the immediate popular supposition was that they had dealt themselves a . As told by K.C., During a game near the end of Wilts career against Boston, Paul Silas and Happy Hairston were about to get into a fight. 4. After he retired from basketball, he played professional volleyball. Wilt was playing against a good player named Walter Bellamy. Jim was mad and raced Wilt again. Wilt Chamberlain is the greatest ATHLETE of all time, and its not even close. The fact that he scored 100 not 103 or 99 has always stood out and imbued [the record] with something I cant quite put my finger on. Its how we live. Wilt was playing pickup games against Magic Johnson and Norm Nixon in his mid-forties. Legendary NBA center who was a 13-time All-Star, 4-time MVP, and 2-time NBA Champion; scored 100 points in a single game on March 2, 1962 while playing for the Philadelphia Warriors. 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This article will compare and contrast these things in order to try to determine who is the best QB of all time. As we continue our new series of five things you didn't know about famous people, let's take a look at Wilton Norman Chamberlain. The Lakers were playing games in Seattle and in San Francisco. Keep in mind this is a guy who once averaged 50 PPG over a whole season. So they did what any two athletes would do and they went outside, took their shoes off and raced. I idolized him growing up as a kid in Philadelphia, his hometown. No, wilt bulked up muscle , not fat. Wilt Chamberlain's accomplishments are widely known, from his 100 points in a game, 25,000 woman or never fouling out of a basketball game. But we dont have a complete audio or video record of this incredible game. Back then their was far more talent inside. He was at least 7-1, played as heavy as 325, and as Russell. Sure, the big man got most of his buckets a few feet away from the basket so the shots werent exactly the most difficult, but there have been countless dominant big men since Kareem, Hakeem, Shaq and none of them even came close to this level of efficiency in a single game. Want a digest of WHYYs programs, events & stories? Wilt won. The NBA needed to make it fair for the other players who didn't have the athletic skills and size. The next highest field goal attempt number on the Warriors was Paul Arizin, who had 18. Phil Jordon didnt play that night because hed gone on a late-night bender the night before and was vomiting in the hotel room in Harrisburg. There was never any athlete as good as number 13. Bernard King did it back to back 50s -- versus San Antonio and Dallas in 1984. This article will go over who is the greatest running back of all time. The club was finally closed in 1986. Not anymore. But he only scored 100 points once. As a Kansas track and field athlete, Wilt ran a sub-eleven second 100m, a forty-nine second 400m in baggy sweats, and a 1:58.3 second 800m. Fans wanted to see Wilt. When asked about the incident, one of the men said that the cart weighed about 600 lbs. It also helped launch the legend of Wilt a superstar who would help . While it depends on the type of athlete, most have pretty unique diets compared to the average joe. Financially, Chamberlain probably made out like a bandit by skipping the NBA to head to Harlem. [6] He was the star player for the Overbrook Panthers basketball team, wearing jersey number 5. A closer like at the life and play of the most dominant player in NBA history, Wilt Chamberlain.Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/nonstopFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nonstopWilt Chamberlain is often considered the most dominant force that played the game of basketball, and one of the greatest players of all time. Wilt must have been bored during the end of basketball, because the thought crossed his mind for him to think, Man, I should play pro volleyball but it happened. Wilt Chamberlain in 1972 with the Los Angeles Lakers. Red Auerbach the coach of the Boston Celtics spotted the talented teenager at Kutsher's and had him play 1-on-1 against Kansas University star and MVP of the 1953 NCAA Finals, BH Born. Insane speed of Wilt Chamberlain . One of my favorites was when he scored 78 points against the Lakers in a triple overtime game. If theres a possible rebounding record, Wilt probably has it (with Bill Russell a close second). He was at an All-Star Game in El Paso for Volleyball and a player on the East team (Wilt was in the West) was misquoted about Wilts imperfections on the court. I watched Wilt pass the ball to Hal Greer, Luke Jackson, and Billy Cunningham. announcers would introduce the starting lineups before the game, and then they would introduce each fan in the crowd because there were so few of them. On March 2, 1962 exactly 60 years ago the legendary Philadelphia Warriors center scored 100 points in a single game. Wilt kept that promise and blocked all of Magics shots. In the big 8 conference Chamberlain dominated, he ran the 100 yard dash in 10.9 seconds, shot-putted 56 feet and triple jumped more than 50 feet. Six-Hundred Pounds. Michael Jordan cemented as the modern day GOAT, David Robinson's impact on the 1990's. Read the previous installments here.. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. 17 year old Wilt Chamberlain CATCHES a shot and runs the fast break Wilt Chamberlain Archive 69.6K subscribers Subscribe 45K 4.4M views 8 years ago This is a rebound, a blocked shot, and 3. He became the first (and still only) center to lead the league in total assists with 702 in 196768 for an average of 8.6, which remains the single-season record for the position. A player never leaving the court for an entire season is insanity. Or call 215-389-9761. He also played polo, tennis, paddle ball, and water skied. He believed that playing w the Globetrotters had a positive impact on his abilities on and off the court. In his legendary 196162 season, Wilt Chamberlain played an NBA record 47 consecutive complete games, meaning he didnt go to the bench even for one second. All rights reserved. 9. Hannum was convinced it would have been the 180lb guard Al Attles but it turned out to be the (at the time 300lbs) Wilt Chamberlain No player has had more than 26 rebounds since 1977, so Wilts playoff single-game record of 41 seems pretty safe as well. Wilt Chamberlain almost boxed Muhammad Ali. A closer like at the life and play of the most dominant player in NBA history, Wilt Chamberlain.Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/nonstopFollow u. The club helped many of them train to compete in the Olympics. Go behind the headlines: From the economy and healthcare to politics and the environment - and so much more - On Point talks with newsmakers and real people about the issues that matter most. Walter and Wilt went to half court to shake hands. There are game tapes of him going up for a block and his fingers are parallel to the top of the backboard. Although the 20,000 feat would have been logistically difficult, Chamberlain allegedly told his on-and-off girlfriend Lynda Huey, "What's a zero between friends? Eddie Gottlieb was the owner of the Philadelphia Warriors. After his basketball career, volleyball became Chamberlain's new passion. Bill Russell may be considered the NBAs most influential player and Michael Jordan perhaps the greatest but what is undisputable: No one rewrote the record books like Wilt Chamberlain. Located in the basement of 2294 Seventh Avenue near 135th Street in Harlem, New York City. Wilt signed a contract to fight Ali at the Houston Astrodome on July 26, 1971, potentially for the heavyweight title if Ali could beat champion Joe Frazier that March. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979. Note, all of the below times were taken when Wilt was between the ages of 16 and 18: 10.0 100 yard (note: shorter race than the 100 meter), 20.9 220 yard (note: slightly longer than 200 meter - all race lengths below are also longer than their meter counterparts so be careful with comparisons to modern meter races). Between yards, touchdowns, interceptions, supporting casts, and championships, it's hard to decide who is the greatest of all time. The kids of the chocolate factory workers in Hershey had lined up three- and four-deep around the court waiting for the moment. Wilt Chamberlain had held 72 NBA records, according to NBA.com. Ive had never seen Russell more distraught than that game when Wilt grabbed 55 rebounds. 4. Philadelphia 76ers owner Ike Richman eventually talked Chamberlain out of the match, but the idea just wouldn't die. Bill Russell defends as Wilt Chamberlain goes up for a shot Wilt Chamberlain seems like a dream from another world, another era.

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