Comments on: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Wilt Chamberlain

By: Sam Hough

Sam Hough — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:22:39 +0000

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By: U

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:00:36 +0000

He was also the inspiration for a character in Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, a cartoon for kids. Wilt is my favorite imaginary friend and was the first thing I thought of when I saw Wilt Chamberlain’s name.

Ahhh, that gave me a happy thought…

By: Dr J

Dr J — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:47:15 +0000

It’s THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, but abbreviated as “KU”.

By: Reality

Reality — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:54:40 +0000

@ Dave

Selfish? He led the league in assists in 68 and was in the top 10 three other season. And that’s from a guy who was always his team’s best scorer.

A choker? He had 2 NBA titles.

Russell better? That’s not what the numbers say. Wilt bested Russell in every category, including rebounds. Chamberlain had to carry inferior teams and still took Russell and his 7(!) Hall of fame teammates down to the wire in the playoffs almost every year. Switch their teammates and Russell never wins squat.

By: Japanese Whisky

Japanese Whisky — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:39:11 +0000

He was also the central figure in one of the most influential works of modern political philosophy (Anarchy, State, and Utopia by Robert Nozick)

By: dave

dave — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:01:05 +0000

Also, he was selfish, a choker, and Bill Russel was better.

By: KRS

KRS — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:29:54 +0000

I was the copy editor for Wilt’s first autobiography, published around 1973, “WILT: Just Like Any Other 7 Foot 1 Inch Superstar Who Lives Next Door to You.” He said that when he went with the globetrotters, they played him at point guard, which improved his ball handling abilities. Too bad they didn’t teach him to shoot foul shots.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:43:17 +0000

When I was chauffeuring for the NBA Maurice Stokes Benefit Game (summer of ’66), a Caddy convertible took a wide curve and ran me off the road. The driver stopped, and I noticed a large man who appeared to be standing in the Caddy. It was Wilt. He wasn’t standing. He saw that there was no damage and drove off. I reminded him of the incident years later at his restaurant in Boca Raton, and…he didn’t recall it.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:51:05 +0000

He was also a Nixon man!

By: Kristen Kyle

Kristen Kyle — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:38:15 +0000

Thanks SO much Ethan for doing this post about Wilt the Stilt. I may only be 21, but I have always been a champion of Wilt as the best player in bball history.