Well, in a seven-game series versus Russell, Wilt averaged nearly 29 rebounds per game against him and in the final Game 7, grabbed his 200th of the series., The Sixers lost Game 7 on Sam Jones shot, 110-109.. As a teenager, Chamberlain was sought after by more than 100 colleges and universities after his play at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. 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. And the ego was essential. But we dont have a complete audio or video record of this incredible game. The next highest field goal attempt number on the Warriors was Paul Arizin, who had 18. How good was Wilt Chamberlain really? Wilt Chamberlain was 7-1 (216 cm) tall. 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. Before he was in the NBA, Wilt played for the Harlem Globetrotters. Wilt Chamberlain had held 72 NBA records, according to NBA.com. He averaged 8.8 blocks in those 122 games. Wilt ran the 100-yard dash in 10.9 seconds, threw the shot-put 56 feet, he triple jumped 50 feet, and he won the Big Eight high jump three straight years." James' junior season high school football stats were indeed solid. On March 2, 1962 exactly 60 years ago the legendary Philadelphia Warriors center scored 100 points in a single game. 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. The club was finally closed in 1986. Twenty one assists in a game is simply unheard of for a center. Wilt Chamberlain: Did He Really Play In a Weak Era? But he only scored 100 points once. WHYY offers a voice to those not heard, a platform to share everyones stories, a foundation to empower early and lifelong learners and a trusted space for unbiased news. Not only did the Miami Heat make NBA history by becoming just the sixth 8-seed to beat a 1-seed in the first-round of the NBA Playoffs, but Butler made history with his 42-point performance . Lol thats not impressive. When Wilt died, two numbers became the shorthand summary of Wilts life: 20,000 and 100. His seventh straight game of at least 35 points and 50% shooting broke a record set by Chamberlain in 1961 and matched in 1963. He was Great friends with Arnold Schwarzenegger. The 21 assists was a Sixers single-game assist mark for many years. The news was as stunning and jarring as one of his typical NBA box scores. Located in the basement of 2294 Seventh Avenue near 135th Street in Harlem, New York City. Post #1 by 70sFan Thu Jul 1, 2021 10:50 pm . Wilt Chamberlain Career Stats | StatMuse Wilt Chamberlain somehow went his entire 1,045 game career without getting six personal fouls in a single game. It was in 1971, though, that it looked like this throwdown was really going to finally happen. Most people think of Chamberlain as a member of the Lakers, Warriors, or 76ers, but his first pro basketball gig was actually with the Harlem Globetrotters. After Retirement Wilt got heavily into Volleyball. 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. He also played polo, tennis, paddle ball, and water skied. No player has had more big scoring games than Wilt and its not even close. FILE - Wilt Chamberlain, of the Philadelphia Warriors, holds a sign reading "100" in the dressing room in Hershey, Pa., March 2, 1962, after he scored 100 points, as the Warriors defeated the New York Knicks. The yellow ride, called Searcher One, was built for Chamberlain in 1996 at a reported cost of $750,000. All rights reserved. No player has come within 20 of Chamberlains regular season single-game record of 55 since Charles Oakley grabbed 35 boards in 1988. Wilt Chamberlain. He participated in high jump, long jump, and even broad jump, but excelled in the 100 yard-dash, and the 400 metre. He was with the Lakers when he asked Volleyball legend Gene Selznick how to play volleyball because he heard Gene was the best. On March 2, 1962 exactly 60 years ago the legendary Philadelphia Warriors center scored 100 points in a single game. 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Is it really true that Wilt could bench 600 pounds in his prime? WHYY thanks our sponsors become a WHYY sponsor, Wilt, 1962: The Night of 100 Points and the Dawn of a New Era.. Chamberlain was notorious for always seeking out a new challenge, but he missed out on one that became one of the great "what if? During his career he played Hall of Fame Centers Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Willis Reed, Nate Thurmond, Artis Gilmore, Bob Lainer, Walt Bellamy, Wes Unseld and Dave Cowens. When it came to the rivalry between Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell, Russell always got the better of Chamberlain as he was a force down low at the defensive end with him being able to hold his . Well, it was a difficult moment to be an usher. Living in New York during his playing days, Wilt was a regular at Big Small's. Though Wilt Chamberlain mainly added value to his teams as a scorer, it looks like he wasn't much of a playoff scorer at all. And in that season he dropped 100 points against the New York Knicks. After he retired from basketball, he played professional volleyball. The book contains 330 pages of historical and current NBA statistics and is a must for any diehard NBA fan. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. Wilt Chamberlain is the greatest ATHLETE of all time, and its not even close. 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). Wilts 100-point game [also] carries important symbolism. Enraged and frustrated, the Seattle player ran up to Chamberlain swinging. 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. No one had as much impact in professional sports as Wilt. And I think hes right. Mark Tulin (author) from Long Beach, California on January 29, 2019: Very true, Mouser. Wilt even competed in track and field in college in both jumping, field, and running, track. "He would a tricep extesion, the biggest strongest guys would do 120 and he would come and do 150, 170 pounds.". Most people would just resign themselves to driving some big boxy ride with plenty of legroom in this situation. Wilt played bigger than life. Here are 10 Wilt Chamberlain records that will probably never be broken all found via StatMuse. 4. It also had a reputation of closing well into the AM. For comparison with OTHER NBA players who have run these same kinds of races (that unfortunately are no longer the standard distances for Track and Field) here's a collection of their times (many came from 1970's and early 1980's tv series called "superstars" which challenged pro athletes at various events) for some context: 5.8 Shaquille O'Neal (note - in his 30's, @ 340lbs), 100 Yard Dash (slightly shorter than a 100m), 10.00 Elvin Hayes claimed he used to run it at this speed in High School, 220 yard dash (slightly longer than 200m), 300 meter dash (From a Milwaukee Bucks 1970 training camp), 440 yard dash (slightly longer than 400m), note - all three of these guys were competitive Track and Field athletes, 880 yard/half mile race (slightly longer than 800m). After losing in the finals of the NCAA tournament during his junior year at Kansas, Wilt wanted to make the leap to the NBA. Between yards, touchdowns, interceptions, supporting casts, and championships, it's hard to decide who is the greatest of all time. Who Was Wilt Chamberlain? Its one of the great athletic achievements in sports. He had no fear. Yes. Shannon Sharpe compares LeBron James-Steph Curry rivalry to People forget, Wilt led the NBA in total assists in the 1967-68 season. Imagine any center today leading the NBA in assists. This game happens at a moment when the NBAs ascendence, dominance is certainly not inevitable. Wilt wasn't just a basketball player. Wilt took the cart and lifted it on to the lobby floor. 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. 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." Embiid's post-All-Star Game surge has led sportsbooks to make him a slight favorite over Jokic in the MVP race. The following year the IVA All-Star game was televised only because Chamberlain played in it. 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. Now you can play.. Wilt was playing pickup games against Magic Johnson and Norm Nixon in his mid-forties. So this [crowd estimate] was 4,124. Hes inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, the Volleyball hall of Fame, and the Kansas Jayhawk Hall of Fame. Here is a clip of Wilt playing volleyball. 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. 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. Lets start the night before the game. Imhoff committed six fouls and therefore fouled out of the game after playing just 20 minutes. "Once Wilt got upset with me," he said, "and dunked the ball so hard it went through the rim with such force that it broke my toe as it hit the floor.". It's still the signature record in basketball history. 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. Im Walter Bellamy. Wilt responded with Hello Mr. Bellamy. (Golden State, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles, respectively). Wilt was a dominant player, and that season he was particularly dominant as a scorer. A player never leaving the court for an entire season is insanity. He was a mammoth of a man, and as strong as a bull. Why was this game in Hershey, and what does that tell us about the state of the NBA in 1962? 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. Phillies fans traveling to Clearwater, FL for Spring Training are frustrated by the MLBs lockout and cancellation of games. 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. The 86-year-old basketball player was born in Philadelphia, PA. 5. The greatest NBA record book ever is Harvey Pollacks NBA Statistical Yearbook. When I went to the free-throw line, my legs were still shaking. The only one that I can't figure out is how they lost against the Knicks. 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. Theres no footage of the game, so its taken on a mythological quality to it something that doesnt seem real. Top notch work. Really not a reason for that one. Wilt Chamberlain had more competition back in his day than there is today. One hundred for the 100-point game in Hershey, and 20,000 for his myth-makers boast that he had slept with 20,000 women. There are a lot of greats to choose from, all of whom are Hall of Famers. That's hilarious. Chamberlain even thought about a return to competition. 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. Against the Knicks, Wilt took 63 of the teams 115 field goal attempts and made 36 of them. Answer: Absolutely. The younger ones werent playing at HoF level yet, but when your opponents are that stacked and you can keep a series within a couple points year after year, without anywhere near that kind of help, that is impressive. But later in life, he realized that when he walked down the street, people would point at him and say, There goes the guy that scored 100 points.. I loved Wilt. After a season of enthusiastically throwing himself into the Globetrotters' skits and shooting, Wilt jumped to the Philadelphia Warriors of the NBA. Although Gotty as he was known was round, his estimates for crowd totals never were because they seemed more realistic.
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