Chamberlain, Wilt (Wilton Norman Chamberlain), 1936–99, American basketball player, b. Philadelphia. At the Univ. of Kansas he was a two-time All-American center. During 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association, "Wilt the Stilt" (over 7 ft 1 in./216 cm) led the league in scoring seven consecutive seasons (1959–65), was the leader in field goal percentage 9 times, the top rebounder 11 times, and the most valuable player 4 years (1960, 1966–68). He played with the Philadelphia Warriors and 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers. Famed for his long-standing rivalry with Boston's Bill Russell Russell, Bill (William Felton Russell), 1934–, American basketball player, b. Monroe, La. Named All-American while on the Univ. of San Francisco team, he played on the gold-medal-winning U.S. team at the 1956 Olympics.
..... Click the link for more information. , Chamberlain set many records, including 100 points scored in a game (1962, against the New York Knicks) and 23,924 career rebounds. His controversial autobiography, View from Above (1991), focuses on the lifestyle of a professional athlete.

Chamberlain, Wilt(on Norman)

(born Aug. 21, 1936, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died Oct. 12, 1999, Los Angeles, Calif.) U.S. basketball player, one of the greatest offensive players in basketball history. The 7-ft 1-in. (2.16-m) Chamberlain played two years (1956–58) for the University of Kansas. “Wilt the Stilt” later played centre for the Philadelphia (later Golden State) Warriors (1959–65), the Philadelphia 76ers (1965–68), and the Los Angeles Lakers (1968–73). In the 1961–62 season he became the first player to score more than 4,000 points in regular-season NBA games, including a record 100 points in a single game (1962). He led the NBA in scoring seven consecutive years (1959–65) and in rebounding 11 times. He ranks first in career rebounds (23,924) and career rebounding average (22.9 per game).

Chamberlain, (Wilton Norman) Wilt “The Stilt” (1936– ) basketball player; born in Philadelphia. An All-American at Kansas University, he played for the Harlem Globetrotters for a year (1958) before joining the National Basketball Association (NBA) Philadelphia Warriors (1959–65), Philadelphia 76ers (1965–68), and Los Angeles Lakers (1968–73). A seven-foot center, he led the NBA in scoring seven times and rebounding eleven times, and he was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player four times (1960, 1966–68). He scored a record 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks in 1962 at Hershey, Pa., and in 1960 he pulled a record 55 rebounds in a game against his chief rival, Bill Russell, of the Boston Celtics. In 1978, Chamberlain was elected to basketball's Hall of Fame and he is generally conceded to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time. In later years he devoted himself to promoting volleyball, in which he also excelled.