Occupation: NBA legend Nationality: United States
Why famous: Played center for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers, and is widely considered to be one of NBA history One of the greatest and most dominant players in the world. He is the only player to score 100 points in a game, and he has won two NBA championships and four MVP awards.
Date of Birth: August 21, 1936 Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Generation: Silent Generation Chinese Zodiac Sign: Rat Star Constellation: Leo
Date of death: October 12, 1999 (age 63) Cause of death: Congestive heart failure
Events in the life of Wilt Chamberlain 1956-12-03 Basketball icon Wilt Chamberlain made his Long-awaited college debut; scored 52 points, grabbed 31 rebounds, and broke Kansas State's all-time record in an 87-69 victory over Northwestern on March 23, 1957. 19th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina Carolina State defeats Kansas State 54-53 (3 OT); Kansas' Wilt Chamberlain becomes 4th player named tournament MOP despite not playing for 1960-01-22 championship team 10th 1960 NBA All-Star Game, Philadelphia, Convention Hall, Pa: East beat West, 125-115; MVP: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors, C 1960-01-25 Wilt Chamberlain scored 58 points, the most by an NBA rookie The most points since, the Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Detroit Pistons 127-117 in Bethlehem, Pa 1960-03-14 Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia) set an NBA playoff record with 53 points 1960-11-24 Will Wilt Chamberlain scored 55 points and rebounded in one game (NBA record) 1961-03-09 Philadelphia Warriors Wilt Chamberlain scored 67 points against the New York Knicks 1961-12-08 Wilt Chamberlain scored the second highest score in the NBA- 78 1961-12-18 Philadelphia Warriors Wilt Chamberlain scored 78 points against La 1962-01-13 Philadelphia center Wilt Chamberlain scored 73 points as the Warriors defeated the Chicago Packers 135-117; at that time, most of the scores were Obtained in the NBA regular season, in the 1962-02-17 season, the Philadelphia Warriors Wilt Chamberlain scored 67 points against the St. Louis Hawks, 1962-02-22 points and set an NBA record of 34 free throws. 1962-02-25 Philadelphia Warriors Wilt Chamberlain scored 67 points against the New York Knicks. For the second consecutive year on 1962-03-02, the Philadelphia center scored 100 points in the Warriors' 169-147 victory over the New York Knicks, the only NBA player to score 100 points. Most points in a game; averaged 36 of 63 points per game, 28 of 32 points from the free throw line, Chamberlain was 1-4 in 1962-03-15, 1962-11-03 NBA season, San Francisco Warriors The team's Wilt Chamberlain scored 72 points with the Los Angeles Lakers, the fourth highest score in NBA history; 29 shots and 14 free throws; 1962-11-16 NBA San Francisco Warriors' Wilt Chamberlain scored against New York The Knicks scored 73 points in the game 1963-01-17 Wilt Chamberlain NBA San Francisco Warriors scored 67 points against Los Angeles 1963-03-10 Wilt Chamberlain NBA San Francisco Warriors scored 70 points against Syracuse 1965 -01-15 One of the biggest trades in NBA history; San Francisco Warriors send Wilt Chamberlain to Philadelphia 76ers for Connie Dilkin, Lee Schaffer, Paul Neumann and Cash 1965-01-23 Boston Celtics center Bill Russell missed all 14 shots in a 104-100 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, led by newcomer Wilt Chamberlain, 1966-02-14 Wilt... Chamberlain broke the NBA career scoring record when Philadelphia 76ers center Wilt Chamberlain completed all 15 of his field goals in a 119-108 victory over the Lakers on 1967-01-20; NBA record for consecutive field goals; 1966 -67 Defeated Mark twice before the end of the season 1967-02-28 Wilt Chamberlain shot down the NBA record 1967-04-05 The 35th consecutive goal in the season 76 Wilt Chamberlain set the NBA record 41 rebounds 1967-12-01 Philadelphia Center Wilt Chamberlain scored 52 points in the 76ers' 133-109 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics; set an NBA record with 22 missed free throws 1967-12-16 Philadelphia 76ers' Wilt Chamberlain scored 68 points against Chicago 1968-02-23 Wilt Chamberlain became the first NBAer to score 25,000 points. The vice president will be traded next season. He will be transferred from the Philadelphia 76ers to the Los Angeles Lakers. 1972-02-16 Los Angeles Lakers Chamberlain became the first player in NBA history to reach 30 years in his career. In a 110:109 loss to the Phoenix Suns, Chamberlain scored 1,000 points.
1972-03-28 Wilt Chamberlain played his last professional basketball game. 1973-09-26 Wilt Chamberlain signed with the San Diego Conquerors. 1991-03-18 Philadelphia 76ers retired. Chamberlain on Facebook 13 jerseys shared on Twitter Famous Basketball Players Bill Sharman Charles Barkley Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LeBron James Nate Thurmond Willis Ray