Person
Wilt Chamberlain
- Known for
- Acting
- Birthday
- 1936-08-21
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Died
- 1999-10-12
- Popularity
- 1
Also known as: The Big Dipper, Wilton Norman Chamberlain
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Wilton Norman Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American basketball player. A 7'1" center, Chamberlain played for the Kansas Jayhawks, Harlem Globetrotters, Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Lakers. He holds numerous NBA records such as averaging 50 points per game in a season and scoring 100 points in a single game. Chamberlain is widely considered the most dominant player of his era (alongside rival Bill Russell) and among the greatest players in basketball history.
