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Essay / Famous NBA Player: Wilton Norman Chamberlain - 529
Wilton Norman Chamberlain was a basketball player who played in the NBA from 1959 to 1973. He went to college at the University of Kansas and was drafted into the NBA in 1959 by the Philadelphia Warriors. Wilt went to high school in Overbrook, Pennsylvania. Wilt Chamberlain was born on August 21, 1936 in Pennsylvania and died on October 12, 1999 in Los Angeles at the age of 63. Wilt Chamberlain played for three teams during his NBA career, the Philadelphia Warriors, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers. Wilt Chamberlain was at his best when he was with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won the NBA championship in the 1971-72 season. During his career, Wilt set many records during his career, such as scoring one hundred points in a single game, which has not been broken to date. He led the league in scoring for seven consecutive seasons, was the only player to score 4,000 points in an NBA season, averaged 50.4 points per game for an entire season, averaged 48.5 minutes per game for an entire season, have eighteen consecutive field goals in a single game, have f...