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Basketball legend wilt chamberlain august 21,1936october 12,1999 talks about life, sports, movies, politics, history, women and almost everything under the sun in his interesting and fascinating 1991 biography. He played for the harlem globetrotters before joining the nba. Isaac newton once said, if i have seen further than others, it is because i stood on the shoulders of giants. Just like any other 7 foot black millionaire who lives next door by wilt chamberlain macmillan publishing 1973 biography. As 2018 nba allstar joel embiid puts it, wilt chamberlain was so freaking athletic.
Wilt chamberlain career stats, game logs, biographical info, awards, and achievements for the nba and ncaa. The credit for this remarkable transformation largely goes to two giants. Reprinted by permission of basic books, a subsidiary of perseus books group, llc. When wilt chamberlain lifted me up and moved me like a coffee cup. Three great pros by les etter, 96 page juvenile hardback, 1974. Fourth quarter radio coverage of wilt chamberlins 100. Wilt chamberlain was the first nba player to score more than 30000. Oct, 1999 wilt chamberlain, for no other reason than standing 7 feet 1 inch, was automatically larger than life for many people. The times have changed and chamberlain, now 50, has too.
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This is the story of this kansas native who scored well in every aspect of his lifeeven after he retired and. Just like any other 7 foot black millionaire who lives. Wilt is a comedic novel by tom sharpe, first published by secker and warburg in 1976. The foreword is written by jerry west, chamberlain s teammate and friend on. Larger than life isbn 1572439157 is a biography of nba professional basketball player wilt chamberlain by journalist robert cherry. Wilt larger than life examines chamberlains fascinating story, delving into his life both on and off the basketball court, and spanning his childhood to his death in 1999. Later editions were published by pan books, and overlook tp.
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