Famous NBA Player: Wilton Norman Chamberlain

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Wilton Norman Chamberlain was a basketball player who played in the NBA from 1959 to 1973. He went to college at the University of Kansas, and was drafted into the NBA in 1959 by the Philadelphia Warriors. Wilt went to high school at Overbrook in Pennsylvania. Wilt Chamberlain was born on August 21, 1936 in Pennsylvania, and he passed away on October 12, 1999 in Los Angeles at the age of 63. Wilt Chamberlain played for three teams in his NBA career, The Philadelphia Warriors, The Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers. Wilt Chamberlain was at his best when he was with the Los Angeles Lakers, Where he won the NBA Championship in the 1971 – 72 season. While in his career, Wilt set many records while in his career, such as scoring one hundred points in one game, which has not been broken to this day, He lead the league in scoring for seven seasons in a row, was the only player to score 4,000 points in one NBA season, average 50.4 points per game for an entire season, average 48.5 minutes per game for an entire season, have eighteen consecutive field goals in a single game, have f...

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