Biography
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.
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
Filmography11 titles
Fathers of the Sport
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Bill Russell: Legend
The Commish
The Great Muppet Caper
Any Given Sunday
The Ed Sullivan Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Conan the Destroyer
NB90s