Wilton Norman Chamberlain's Life And Accomplishments

Wilt Chamberlain was one of the best big man the NBA had ever seen. He was considered one of the greatest and later compared to the great Bill Russell as well. He set records that are still set to this day. Kobe Bryant has only come close to one of his records but never passed it. He has done things in the NBA that were considered almost impossible. But that was what separated Wilt from the rest of the league, he was past his time. Chamberlain was the best and most dominant player on and off the courts not only because of his physical size but the size of his moral and character as well.

Wilton Norman Chamberlain was born on August 12, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- died October 12,1999 in Bel Air, California. Wilton was named after the
Chamberlain had a huge advantage against his peers, he was known for his scoring talent, physical strength and his shot blocking abilities. Back in the day, when people pictured basketball players they saw big sized men and Chamberlain changed that. Chamberlain was known by a variety of nicknames during his high school and basketball career. He despised “Wilt the Stilt”, he hated when they made them about his height, like “Goliath”, which were made by the sportswriter. He preferred “The Big Dipper” ,which was what his friends in high school called him because he would dip his head as he walked through the doorways. During Chamberlains vacations he worked as a bellhop in Kurters Hotel. The owner was his friends father and they were like a second set of parents. One day while he was at work Red Auerbach, which was the coach of the Boston Celtics saw him and had him play a 1-on-1 against Kansas University national champion B.H. Born and Chamberlain won 25-10. After that happened, Auerbach wanted Chamberlain to go to New England University and draft him as a territorial pick for the Celtics, Chamberlain didn’t respond. During the 1950’s, Wilts high school basketball career was outstanding! Wilt received national attention, while attending high school. He had people scout him from different colleges to see this goliath in action. As a player for the Overbrook Panthers , he led his team to City Championships in 1954 and 1955. He also led them to a win against the Northeast high school. In that game he scored 34 points and won Overbrook high school the Public League title. The year after the won it again against South Catholic. Chamberlain had a very successful season and high school career, in his third and final season he scored 90 points in three consecutive