BASKETBALL
Wilt Chamberlain 1936 – 1999 (Aged 63)
“Mr. Basketball” 7-1 / 265 lbs Philadelphia, PA
Kansas 1956-1958
1959 Draft Philadelphia Warriors #13
100 points single game
Career Points 31,419 (30.1 ppg),
Rebounds 23,924 (22.9 rpg)
Assists 4,643 (4.4 apg) never fouled out,
averaged at least 30 points and 20 rebounds per game in a season, seven times.
MVP x4
2× NBA champion (1967, 1972)
Mr. Basketball USA (1955)
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1957)
2× Consensus 1st team All-American (1957, 1958)
First-team All-Big 7 (1957)
4× NBA Most Valuable Player (1960, 1966–1968)
13× NBA All-Star (1960–1969, 1971–1973)
7× All-NBA First Team (1960–1962, 1964, 1966–1968)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1960)
7× NBA scoring champion (1960–1966)
11× NBA rebounding champion (1960–1963, 1966–1969, 1971–1973)
Most Rebounds in One Game (55)
NBA anniversary team (35th, 50th, 75th)
No. 13 retired by Kansas Jayhawks, Harlem Globetrotters, Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers
Once league president, enshrined IVA Hall of Fame
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