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Wilton Norman Chamberlain (/ ˈ tʃ eɪ m b ər l ɪ n / CHAYM-bər-lin; August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player. Standing 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons.
A 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) and 260-pound (120 kg) center, [1] Chamberlain was in his third season in the NBA, having set season scoring records in each of his first two seasons with 37.6 and then 38.4 points per game. [2] Frank McGuire, the Warriors' new coach, started the season vowing to get the ball to Chamberlain "two-thirds of the time."
Chamberlain also holds the next three most with 16 (March 19, 1967), 15 (January 20, 1967) and 14 (March 11, 1969) NBA record – Career free throws missed (5805) NBA record – Career free throws missed per game (5.6) NBA record – Free throws missed per game in a season (7.0 in 1967–68) Chamberlain also holds the next three highest averages.
14 by Wilt Chamberlain (Dec 8 to 30, 1961) and Wilt Chamberlain (Jan 11 to February 1, 1962) [60] Most consecutive 45+ point games; 9 by Wilt Chamberlain (Nov 9 to 23, 1962) [60] Most consecutive 50+ point games; 7 by Wilt Chamberlain (Dec 16 to 29, 1961) [60] Most consecutive 55+ point games; 5 by Wilt Chamberlain (Feb 25 to March 4, 1962) [60]
After the meeting Chamberlain returned to London, believing that he had obtained a breathing space during which agreement could be reached and the peace preserved. [115] Under the proposals made at Berchtesgaden the Sudetenland would be annexed by Germany if a plebiscite in the Sudetenland favoured it.
Among the most graceful basketball players ever, [112] Abdul-Jabbar is regarded as one of the best centers ever and one of the greatest players in NBA history; [8] he was voted the best center of all time by ESPN ahead of Wilt Chamberlain in 2007, [202] and ranked No. 4 in Slam ' s "Top 100 Players Of All-Time" in 2018, [203] and No. 3 in ESPN ...
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Joshua Chamberlain (1828–1914), Brigadier General of American Civil War and Governor of Maine; Neville Chamberlain (1869–1940), British Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War II; Joseph Chamberlain (1836–1914), British statesman and father of Austen and Neville Chamberlain; Wilt Chamberlain (1936–1999), American basketball player