Wilt Chamberlain was an American basketball player widely regarded as one of the most dominant players in the sport's history, holding numerous NBA records including most points scored in a single game, 100, set in 1962, a mark that remains unbroken. He won two NBA championships and four NBA Most Valuable Player awards across a 14-season career, and he is the only player in NBA history to average more than 50 points per game across a full season. His combination of size, athleticism and scoring ability made him one of the most statistically dominant athletes in American sports history.
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Career HighlightScored 100 points in a single NBA game on March 2, 1962, and remains the only player to accomplish this feat. 1 Classification
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Wilton Norman Chamberlain ( CHAYM-bər-lin; August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player.
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