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Biography
Wilton Norman Chamberlain was an American professional basketball player. Standing 7 feet 1 inch (2.16 m) tall, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons. He was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978, and was elected to the NBA's 35th, 50th, and 75th anniversary teams. Chamberlain is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
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Awards & recognition
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1973
- Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award · 1972
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1972
- All-NBA Team · 1968
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award · 1968
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- All-NBA Team · 1967
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award · 1967
- All-NBA Team · 1966
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award · 1966
- All-NBA Team · 1964
- All-NBA Team · 1962
- All-NBA Team · 1961
- All-NBA Team · 1960
- NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award · 1960
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award · 1960
- NBA Rookie of the Year Award · 1960
Filmography12 titles
Fathers of the Sport
2008as Himself
2008as Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
1962as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970as Self (archive footage)
1970as Self (archive footage)
Bill Russell: Legend
2023as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)
2023as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)
The Commish
1991
1991
The Great Muppet Caper
1981as Basketballer (uncredited)
1981as Basketballer (uncredited)
Any Given Sunday
1999as Visitor in Locker Room (uncredited)
1999as Visitor in Locker Room (uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
1948as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967as Self (uncredited)
1967as Self (uncredited)
Goober and the Ghost Chasers
1973
1973
Conan the Destroyer
1984as Bombaata
1984as Bombaata
NB90s
2013
2013