| Wilt Chamberlain  AKA Wilton Norman Chamberlain
Born: 21-Aug-1936
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Died: 12-Oct-1999
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Cremated (ashes given to family)
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Basketball Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Wilt the Stilt Father: William Chamberlain (custodian)
Mother: Olivia Chamberlain (domestic worker)
Sister: Barbara Chamberlain Lewis (younger)
Brother: Oliver
Brother: Wilbur
Sister: Selena Chamberlain Gross
Girlfriend: Lynda Huey
High School: Overbrook High School, Philadelphia, PA (1955)
University: University of Kansas
NBA Rookie of the Year 1959/60
NBA Most Valuable Player 1959/60
NBA Most Valuable Player 1965/66
NBA Most Valuable Player 1966/67
NBA Most Valuable Player 1967/68
Basketball Hall of Fame 1979
NBA Top 50 Players
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Funeral: Martin Luther King (1968)
Risk Factors: Smoking, Diabetes
SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
Harlem Globetrotters
Philadelphia Warriors 1959-64
Philadelphia 76ers 1965-68
Los Angeles Lakers 1968-73
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Fathers of the Sport (8-Feb-2008) · Himself
Conan the Destroyer (29-Jun-1984)
Author of books:
Wilt: Just Like Any Other 7-Foot Black Millionaire Who Lives Next Door (1973, memoir)
A View from Above (1992, memoir)
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