Wilton Norman “The Stilt” Chamberlain attended Overbrook High School in Philadelphia. “Many of his nicknames were derived from his stature. He hated being called ‘Wilt the Stilt,’ or ...

on March 2, 1962. Using his repertoire of fadeaway jumpers, finger rolls and “Dipper dunks,” Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a game between his Philadelphia Warriors and the New York Knicks.

That would be Wilton Norman Chamberlain. “I never called him Wilt,” said Tom Hoover, former Knicks player and president of the National Retired Basketball Players Association and a long-time ...

Wilt (The Stilt ... But the towering Chamberlain will be remembered first and foremost for his immense, uncontainable talent on the basketball court. Wilton Norman Chamberlain was born Aug ...

Athleticism and records are the words that best resonate with the late great Wilt Chamberlain. With his incredible size and ...

31—Hopefully, Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain are sharing a hug ... His name was Wilton Norman Chamberlain. They called him The Big Dipper ... as athletic as any man that walked the earth.

For nearly two decades, Wilton Norman Chamberlain was widely considered the greatest basketball player that ever lived. Yet, as time has passed, the Big Dipper’s legacy has been largely ...

This series will conclude on Sunday, Feb. 16.) Sonny Hill recalls a time when he and his childhood friend, Wilt Chamberlain, would go to the movies to watch newsreels where the Harlem ...