Born: 8/21/1936 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: 10/12/1999 Los Angeles, California
Wilt Chamberlain was an American basketball player. He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA); he played for the University of Kansas and also for the Harlem Globetrotters before playing in the NBA. The 7 foot 1 inch Chamberlain weighed 250 pounds as a rookie before bulking up to 275 and eventually to over 300 pounds with the Lakers. He played the center position and is widely considered one of the greatest and most dominant players in NBA history.
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- Most points scored in a single game (100)<br/>Regular single season points record (4,029)<br/>Holds numerous other records and achievements
