Wilt Chamberlain (Age 63) Death On Sports News (1999) 

Bill didn't "beat Wilt." The Celtics beat Wilt's teams. Why is that so hard for people to understand?

Wilt Chamberien's death announced by Stuart Scott... Both dead... that is unfair :(

How ironic that Stuart Scott gives the report. RIP to these two great men.

It was always a lose-lose situation for Wilt. Even if he had won every year, critics would have dismissed it because of his size.

On this day in 1962 Wilt scored 100 points in a single game. He is the GOAT.

I do not see Shaq dominating Wilt at all. Wilt was three times the athlete of Shaq.

I miss Wilt and I never met him. Great Spirit

R.I.P Stuart Scott & Wilt the Stilt

On October 12, 1999, I was in a hospital where my then seven-month-old daughter almost died from a respiratory virus called RSV. Good thing she was a large and feisty baby (she was 9.5 pounds at birth). When the nurse was taking blood, and she pulled the needle, we knew she was going to be OK. About five minutes later, I look at the TV. Sportscenter was on, but I had to mute it when the medical professionals were in the room. I look at the TV, and see a picture of Wilt Chamberlain with the caption "1936-1999." I rush to turn the volume on. I was stunned! I am an individual who is VERY stoic with serious issues such as death, but his really hit me - its impact only surpassed by Len Bias (I went to Maryland when he was there). A couple of minutes later, a nurse approaches me and notices my emotions. She says "I know you and your wife have been through a lot. Your daughter is doing great. We're just going to keep her another night for observation." I replied "Thank you, but that's not why I am emotional. They just announced Wilt Chamberlain died of a heart attack at the age of 63. Of course, the only things she knew about him was that he played basketball and claimed to sleep with 20K women. She said she was sorry, went to my wife to tell her your husband is emotional. When my wife saw the TV, she said "I don't doubt it. My husband is a sports historian and he met him personally ten years ago." Twenty years later to the day, the announcement of Wilt's death still resonates with me. There are other reasons besides the confluence of that day's events related to sports history. Thanks for taking the time to read this.

It astounds me that anyone other than Wilt would even be considered to be the greatest basketball player of all time. He was not a mere player but an event when he stepped onto the court. Michael Jordan had the fortune of playing in a league that had changed the rules to make it easier for him to score while just the opposite must be said about The Big Dipper. the rulebook had to be rewritten to stop him because no team could.

up till now I still can't comprehend how a one man can score 100 points in a single game. Superhuman........

Craziest part is that I was born on the same date when he died. R.I.P. Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain );

In my opinion the Greatest Player to ever play in the NBA

The greatest player in nba history....by a mile

Without a doubt the greatest basketball player to ever Grace the court. I had huge admiration for Wilt and I never got to see him play. When your from Kansas you better know who Wilt Chamberlain is, or your hiding under a rock

Wilt, a credit to his family, and to us all.

My name is Marc Andrew Schumann. When Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain was a Fourteen teenager he could run 400 meters in 44 seconds. When he was 52 years old he could run 400 meters in 49 seconds. He holds 200 weight lifting records that still haven't been broken today. He could bench press 500 pounds six hours straight before getting tired. When he played for the University of Kansas he got ejected out of a game. One time in college he jumped so high for a rebound that he got his armpit above the top of the backboard and he got ejected out of the BasketBall game and he got suspended 5 games for it. They made special rules to slow down Wilt Chamberlain so they could make it easier for Bill Russell and LeBron James,Michael Jordan and the Kobe Bryant era. Also how do they call Dennis Rodman the greatest rebounder ever? Dennis Rodman averaged 13 rebounds a game. Wilt Chamberlain grabbed 55 rebounds in a game against an intimidating all time best defender Bill Russell. The season that he scored 100 points in a game he averaged 62 points a game against Bill Russell. For nine seasons Wilt Chamberlain was rebounding champion. Dennis Rodman is not the greatest defender ever. Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell are. Wilt Chamberlain grabbed 41 rebounds on a torn ACL which is a broken calf muscle on Bill Russell.

Legend Never Dies!!!!

only man in 30,000 [points] and 20,000 [rebounds] club. How is he not he most dominant ever?

I love Jerry Wests last statement.

A record that will never be broken 100 points

love you wilt, read the story of your legacy. rip one of the world's best

ive said it before watching basketball for over 50 yrs. and have watched some of the greatest and i loved mj , but the greatest basketball player ive ever seen was wilt chamberlain.You take wilt in his prime against any others in there prime..he wins hands down.He could touch the top of the backboard(over 36inch vertical),he made shaq look like a bowl full of jello.He could run the floor, dribble,pass,Rebound,unstoppabe around the basket. Take a look a wilt when he was 50 yrs. old on utube ,take a look at shaq..two different approaches on taking care of there bodies..Wilt could out lift weight lifters ,we was a giant of a man. I never rooted for wilts teams, but i admired and watched wilt play every chance i could and im glad i did. Dont think you will see another man like this come are way again, his records will stand forever and if perchance they are beaten ,it will have to be a man like wilt and if thats happens we will all know about it.

I cried when I heard he passed.......one of my childhood idols.......watched him on ABC

i remember this like it was yesterday. i still can't believe the big dipper died. dude was the absolute TRUTH!

WILT IS THE BABE RUTH OF BASKETBALL PERIOD ! THE REAL G.O.A.T. !

Simply the most dominant player of all time.

Stuart Scott in the studio talk about Wilt death and now he passed away too... Can't belive it !

R.I.P Wilt Chamberlin

He's probably the GOAT

Whoever disliked this has no heart.

I had the great privilege of seeing him play many times. I went to 8 games of the Lakers' 33 game winning streak.

I met him a couple of times, and he as a "giant" in every sense of the word.

Wilt was unbelievable :)

If my memory is correct, WIlt and Walter Payton died within a month or so of each other.

thanks, Chick, Jerry ,Wilt and more for the fun i had following the Lakers. sadly I wish he had the players that Bill did to go along with it. and if you wanted someone you didnt mess with, Al Attles

Hard to believe he'd be almost 80. I can't conceive of that.

Wilt was awesome I compare him to Peyton Manning today as Walton said what he did was never enough like Manning now Wilt changed the sport as Jerry said these guys today go back to Shaq would have embarrassed them

When Michael Jorden retired, he held 9 All-Time NBA records. Wilt had 74. Nuff said.

R.I.P.: Wilt Chamberlain, The Greatest Center in Los Angeles Lakers History!

I've snapped both both bones in each arm, fractured my collar bone and grazed my skin on my shin to the bone but none of these pains compared to toothache.

Wilt was one of the most misunderstood persons in history. A nice fellow who respected every opponent (the night he scored the 100 points, he invited Knicks opponents to his NYC apartment for a post-game get together.) His sexual habits were a search for intimacy, not lust. He was a college track and field star, and a pro volleyball player, as well the greatest in basketball.

When asked about any basketball player's performace, the first 2 things anyone looks up are: a) how many points did player "X" scored in this game? b) how many rebounds did he grab? Then, AFTER checking these 2 stats, he might go look into other stats to have a better all around grasp of the player's impact/performance. And here is Wilt, UNDOUBTEDLY the best scorer AND the best rebounder the game has ever witnessed, UNDOUBTEDLY the best athlete in basketball (at least) history, yet somehow he is never in any (media) debate about the GOAT. I need someone to explain it to me cause i just don't get it.

One more thing if Shaq would have dipped his shoulder into Wilt he may not have moved him and Shaq would have shit his jock by the surprise of man more unmoveable then himself. Wilt was a working man and a smart man well educated more so then most players of today...RIP from 15 yrs ago.

The house he had built in Bel Air is still amazing today, I would really enjoy being able to take a tour of it...

ONE OF MY IDOLS

He hated the name "Wilt the Stilt" he didn't mind being called the big dipper, however It's ridiculous when people say he was so great because of the era-as if he wouldn't be just as dominant today-more so because there are barely any centers today

The GOAT.

RIP Great Wilt Chamberlain and Stuart Scott also....

R.I.P Wilt Chamberlain!

It all starts with Wilt he's the beginning of basketball Mt.Rushmore.

Russell was on better teams,,,

*WILT CHAMBERLAIN WAS THE REAL GOAT.* 🐐 The NBA hates Chamberlain's legacy

Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a game! Overheard in the locker room at halftime: "Hey Wilt...I'm open, man!"

it was sad that he died, all hail Chamberlain #100

RIP Wilt Chamberlain.

When i was a young man playing basketball i proudly wore number "13" Love you Wilt.

Most records produced by Norman Wilton Chamberlain, will be stand till this planet exist...

Wilt played against some of the best centers: Russell, Unseld, Therman, Reed, Kareem. So he definitely had some competition, and there were plenty other all stars he played against. But he averaged 30 pts and 20 rebounds over his career. No one is even close to that. 71 NBA records. It’s Wilt and Russell, Mr. 11 rings. You can have Lebron and MJ, if you like inferior players.

Lol, Al Attles impression of Wilt is probably the best (at 3:29)

In an interview he said Shaq got away with knocking people down by dipping his shoulder and committing a foul against his opponent and get the call against his opponent...this is true he got the call as a superstar while Wilt did not. When I pass I hope to meet Wilt and other historians and the rest of the world could kiss my ass!

everybody is putting wilt out of the top ten nba players of all time. He is a top 5 player of all time

I had the great honor of meeting the Great Wilt Chamberlain in the early 90's! I will never forget how humble and ingratiating this great Israelite was! Truly a wonderful being!

GOAT 🔥🔥

6:26 Recently lost those two 😢💔

Wish I could've met you man #rip #bigdipper #13

Scored 90 pts in highschool … 63 pts in 10 min

It's sad that Wilt didn't get the chance to see the greatest of LeBron James or Kobe.

I dedicated my shot blocking skills because of wilt

why the fuck is there always loud music over the players talking in wilt videos

is there a viedo about chamberlain funeral

1999 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Wisb someone would ask West, Russell, Jabber, Robertson, Petit and many of the greats still with us "who played against Wilt" and have seen or played against others that came after for their rankings.

Class Act Chamberlain

RIP OG WILT

Cops were still driving the Caprices back in 1999 even though they had ceased production in 96. Those were solid cars. Perfect for police work.

Bill Russell had a much better team this is a team sport after all if they played 1 on 1 Wilt would absolutely crush Anyone because you couldn't make a basket He would just jump up and grab it further more if they wereTo switch places the Boston Celtics of would never ever lose. I'm lucky enough to have seen him in a night club VIP area one time and sure as ever he was sitting down with 3 beautiful women I pointed at him and raised my finger number 1, he smiled at me

Anyone else get goosebumps at 5:55

Whos watching in 2017?????

Jerry West throughout his career in coaching and everything he was the Class Act what he said but will was so true that he's a big softie will could kill people easily if you lost his temper lucky he didn't though that's awesome to be able to control all the strength and power in skill and he could beat Muhammad Ali

One of a kind seventh eighth wonder of the world 🌎 Amazing 👏

Many of us felt that he would die, as HBO was counting down the NBA's Top 50 players. Chamberlain had been touting that HE was the BEST NBA PLAYER OF ALL TIME...but he knew that HBO would crown Jordan as the Best. Chamberlain had been talking for weeks about his stats vs Jordan, etc...Maybe he had medical problems....and maybe they were exacerbated by the treatment he received.

Did I hear that right: He can dunk from the foul line?

so sad

Legends never die

This generation don't know nothing about basketball.

i always tell the young bb players to learn wilt.

Kareem wasn't very fond of Wilt. He recalled one time they got into an elevator together with another gentleman. The other gentleman asked Wilt, "how's the weather up there?" Wilt spit on the man's head and said, "it's raining."

danny philly you are both totally right people just dont know

"He never got flustered, he never got mad" LOL, that's not true. He did get mad sometimes, both on and off the court. Have you ever heard the story about when he was in an elevator with another famous NBA player, and a guy came into the elevator and asked "how's the weather up there", and Wilt SPAT on him and told him "it's raining". I forget who the other guy was, but he's the one who tells that story (It was some famous NBA player from around the same time period). I guess it does show you that Wilt was very sensitive about jokes about his height. I am a very tall man (about average height for the NBA, 6'4 1/2" barefoot), and I've never found jokes like that directed toward me to be offensive. People generally respect you more when you're very tall, and those jokes never seem to be meant in an offensive way. I think most people would want to be taller than they are. But, I know some of my tall family members are also very sensitive about their height. Tall women usually get a harder time I think, and are often a lot more sensitive about their height.

Wilton Norman Chamberlain aka The Stilt!!!!!

that intro like me

BIG DIPPER

2 years old when he died

8:00 - Schumacher comes back after Silverstone accident.

Ya tooth pain always takes the toughest down

Jerry West looked the same age when Kobe died

Question: How could you have a heart attack from dental problems

don't fucking call him 'the stilt' !!

I skipped passed David Aldridge