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Wilt Chamerberlain
Growing Up
I was born in Philadelphia 1936.I lived until 1999 and 63 years old.I was teased in Elementary school because of how tall I was, I was about a little bit taller than 6foot-4inches.I had excellent hand eye cordination; I got the highest score on an arcade game.
High School In high school I made goaltending illegal in basketball.I could lift 350-400 pounds and it felt like nothing.In high school I was 6foot-7inches.
College
I played for the Kansas Jayhawks and I scored 51 points in a game.I went to KU during segragation. I only went back to Lawrence, KS once and I lived in Lawrence.
Finally in the NBA
My first team that I played with before I got drafted I played with the Harlem Globetrotters, and my salary was $50,000-$65,000 per month but I only played one season with the Globetrotters.I got drafted to the Philadelpia Warriors in 1962.At the warriors thats when I got 100 points in a single game.Before my 100 point game I averaged 37.6 points per game, and after my 100 point game I averaged 50.4 points per game.Later in 1968 I got traded to the Los Angelas Lakers and my salary there was $250,000.Me and the Lakers have the longest winning streak in the whole NBA history 33wins in a row.In 1970 I broke my knee and I was out for the rest of the season. I retired after the 1973 season.I was a 68% free throw shooter. I got the most rebounds ever in NBA history 23,000 and I got the 2nd high in scoring 31,000 points all in just 14seasons.I am in the NBA hall of fame.
Why I'm Famous
I am most famous for my 100 point game and my 23,000 rebounds in just 14seasons with my 7foot-1inch frame.I could grab rebounds like a monster.
WEBSITES
http://www.biography.com/people/wilt-chamberlain-9243766
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_life_of_Wilt_Chamberlain
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chambwi01.html
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_life_of_Wilt_Chamberlain
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chambwi01.html
There are your websites where you can go and find more about him and his life.