You can't add guys like Oscar (Robertson) and Bob Boozer and Lucius Allen and not be a better ballclub. But is that really true? Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points. The Bucks, of course, went on to win the 1971 title, a triumph now celebrating its 50th anniversary. Scroll to Continue. On October 12, 1999, Chamberlain passed away from congestive heart failure. Catherine of Aragon was King Henry VIIIs first wife and longest-lasting Queen of England. On the anniversary of his 100-point game, Wilt Chamberlain reflects on his historic night against the New York Knicks. Please submit feedback to contribute@factinate.com. Wilt Chamberlain could bench press up to 500 pounds. The slower pace and less violent nature of the game would benefit Wilt from a physical/defensive standpoint. Chamberlain holds the record for being the fastest player to reach 30,000 points in a career, doing so in 941 games (Michael Jordan, whos second on the list, reached the mark in 960 games). Amongst NBA players with at least 1,200 free throw attempts, Chamberlain is third-from-last, with a career free throw percentage of only 51.1%. He played with legendary Globetrotters Meadowlark Lemon and Tex Harrison. [1] [2] [3] A Philadelphia/San . If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website . Wilt did a hell of a job, which points tothe fine job Lew did for us.". note: For the 50th anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game, author Gary M. Pomerantz adapted a speech he gave in Hershey, Pa., in 2005. . In fact, he once claimed in an interview that in his prime his vertical was easily 46 to 48 inches. ", Alcindor said he didn't think he played well. But 1970-71 was by far the best stretch for the Bucks against Chamberlain's Lakers, with four wins in five regular-season games and a 4-1 win in the Western Conference finals. As a lifelong bachelor and infamous ladies man, Chamberlain became well known for a particular off-court statistic. Chamberlain was 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) when he entered Philadelphia's Overbrook High School. The key was at the line, where he was 28 of 32.
