Wilt chamberlain seemed to nail it in every category being filled with full detail from start to finish. In addition to all these legendary tales, wilt toured with the harlem globetrotters in 1959. He was the only nba player to score 4,000 points in a season. When i was in high school, there were only two men i could be like, wilt or bill russell. Highlights from wilt chamberlain s days with the philadelphia 76ers. He also came under fire in africanamerican circles for promoting black racial. Wilt chamberlain claimed that he slept with 20,000 women. Pomerantz explored race and politics through two families, one black and one white. He tried coaching for a time, and was a popular pitchman for commercials. Also, the rivalry is a fantastic book which covers the rivalry. Pomerantz also provides interesting details about the infancy and adolescence of professional basketball, race relations in the 1950s and 60s, the town of hershey pennsylvania site of the big game, and wilt s teammates and competitors. Mm606832x60mm 2 vertical black splitback mounts ships in 24 business days.
Always outspoken and sometimes controversial, chamberlain feels he now has even. While this may sound absurd, if one truly looks at the career, accomplishments and achievements of wilt and balances them against the criticism and restrictions aimed at him, he stood literally head and shoulders above every other player. This book should have picked one of those facets and explored it but i felt it jumped from one story to another without really giving you the detail needed to. When it comes to black athletes in philadelphias history, there is probably no bigger name than wilt chamberlain. Also known as wilt the stilt and the big dipper, chamberlain was one of the greatest scorers in nba history on and off the court, apparently. Wilt chamberlain career stats, game logs, biographical info, awards, and achievements for the nba and ncaa. Why wilt chamberlain was the greatest athlete of all time. Just like any other 7foot black millionaire who lives next door. The one thing that bothered me about the book, though it was entertaining, is i felt i had read similar stuff by him before and really i couldnt handle another reference to pornstars or strippers.
During his 196162 season he became the first player to score more than 4,000 points in a. Just like any other 7foot black millionaire who lives next door, and. The book contains observations on athletes of the 1990s, gun control, and his. The stilt was a legend on the court winning four mvp awards, two championships, and setting the. Pomerantz 2005, who used chamberlain as a metaphor for the uprising of black america. Did wilt chamberlain really sleep with 20,000 women. Wilt had many facets to him, millionaire, basketball star, ladies man, thinker. Just like any other 7foot black millionaire who lives next door, by wilt chamberlain and david shaw. However even if you know everything you need to know about wilts professional basketball career this book is a lot more than just that. Few figures in sports history will ever be as polarizing as wilt chamberlain. At 71, wilt chamberlain may have been the most dominating and amazing. His peers and the sportswriters of the day always said he had a chip on his shoulder for that reason. Born to play basketball wilt chamberlain was born august 21, 1936, in philadelphia, pennsylvania, one of nine children raised by william and olivia chamberlain.
We intended, we said, to write a book that was not just another sports book, not just another black book, not just another celebrity book. With little apparent effort, chamberlain rejected their pitifully human layups. Chamberlain has written his second book in over 18 years the first was wilt. To many, chamberlain is the greatest player in the history of basketball, and it.
I kept a scrapbook of photos of both of them in action. Wilt chamberlain educational videos for students black. Billy kheel wilt chamberlain 2019 available for sale artsy. We wanted a book that would capture and reveal wilt chamberlain, the man, as he really isa complex, diverse, immensely selfassured and selfpossessed human being. Wilt chamberlain biography childhood, children, story. The times have changed and chamberlain, now 50, has too. Wilt chamberlain is considered one of the worlds alltime greatest professional basketball players. It is the first such book to specifically cover that topic.
Kareem abduljabbar spoke with usa today sports about the nba and his new book. The record books are indeed heavy with chamberlain s accomplishments. Lakers uniform and wearing his philadelphia warriors uniform. Wilt chamberlain set the singlegame scoring record in the national basketball association nba by scoring 100 points for the philadelphia warriors in a 169147 win over the new york knicks on march 2, 1962, at hershey sports arena in hershey, pennsylvania. Just like any other 7foot black millionaire who lives next door, a controversial autobiography that served as his first venture into writing. Tom sharpe was arguably the most accomplished british humourist since pg wodehouse and wilt is possibly his best loved book.
This book has everything you need to know about basketball legend wilt chamberlain. Just like any other 7foot black millionaire who lives next door, in 1973. Wilt chamberlain is universally recognized as one of the greatest basketball players in history, but he may well be the most underrated player in history. The two wilt chamberlain stamps issued show him in his l. To some degree wilt, 1962 is a biography of wilt chamberlain that centers on his famous 100point game. Whiles wilt chamberlain s feat on the court is well known, few are aware that he revealed he had slept with 20,000 different women during his life. He also came under fire in africanamerican circles for promoting black racial stereotypes. A piece of my philadelphia childhood died when the greatest athlete of all time had fallen. See all books authored by wilt chamberlain, including a view from above, and wilt. A philadelphia sportswriter coined the nicknames during chamberlain s high school days. In september 1974, san diego conquistadors players stood in a row until summoned, one by one, to dribble down the lane to their doom, to where coach wilt chamberlain was waiting. Wilt chamberlain blocked the sky hook then youtube. He hated the ones that called attention to his height, such as goliath and wilt the stilt.
Sharpe drew on his experiences as a polytechnic lecturer in conceiving the character of hapless and unhappily married henry wilt, who spends his days teaching lord of the flies to disinterested apprentice butchers and his nights fantasising about killing his less than. His extraordinary feats in the 1962 season were later subject of the book wilt, 1962 by gary m. Former nba player, wilt chamberlain admits he slept with. Licensed to youtube by adrev for a 3rd party on behalf of match. He also played polo, tennis, paddle ball, and water skied. In 1973, chamberlain and biographer david shaw wrote wilt. Available for sale from black book gallery, billy kheel, wilt chamberlain 2019, felt and sewing materials, 46. At the heart of the book is the selfmade chamberlain, a romantic cosmopolitan who owned a nightclub in harlem and shrugged off segregation with a bebop cool but harbored every slight deep in his psyche. Just like any other 7foot black millionaire who lives next door, lj 873. If you needed a reason to hate wilt chamberlain, then read this book. Wilt chamberlain was the second best center in pro basketball during the 1960s behind bill russell.
Wilton norman chamberlain was an american basketball player who played as a center and is. Just like any other 7 foot black millionaire who lives next door by wilt chamberlain macmillan publishing 1973 biography. Wilt chamberlain american basketball player britannica. Wilt chamberlain, professional basketball player, considered to be one of the greatest offensive players in the history of the game. March 2, 1962, presented the awesome sight of wilt chamberlain imposing. Just like any other 7foot black millionaire who lives next door wilt chamberlain, david shaw on.
Of all his impressive statistics, the 20,000 women number seems the most farfetched and least verifiable, and the book. The extra tall stamps pay tribute to chamberlain s height 7 1. Why didnt wilt chamberlain ever get married or have kids. Just like any other 7 foot black millionaire who lives next. When wilt chamberlain scored 100 points on march 2, 1962. Wilt chamberlain books list of books by author wilt chamberlain. March 2, 1962, presented the awesome sight of wilt chamberlain imposing himself on a world that would diminish him. In his 1991 book a view from above, wilt chamberlain claimed hed slept with 20,000 women over the course of his career. Chamberlain set five other league records that game including most. The book painted a picture of the nba that few had seen before, as it was one of the first accounts told specifically by a player from the league. On the night of march 2, 1962, in hershey, pennsylvania, right up the street from the chocolate factory, wilt chamberlain, a young and striking athlete celebrated as the big dipper, scored 100 points in a game against the new york knickerbockers.
Wilt passed away on october 12, 1999, at the age of 63. This book should have picked one of those facets and explored it but i felt it jumped from one story to another without really giving you the detail needed to appreciate the mans talent and mind. Follow wilt chamberlain and explore their bibliography from s wilt chamberlain author page. He also claimed he never fathered a child, but aaron levi has some strong evidence that wilt was his dad. Chamberlain was known by several nicknames during his basketball playing career. None of the others created nearly the stir and controversy as his 1991 book, a view. Phil jackson asked to pick between shaq and wilt youtube. Wilt by wilt chamberlain and david shaw, signed abebooks.