Wilt Chamberlain at 17

[@AuroraVids]

"Remember the name, Wilt Chamberlain, it'll probably make big sports copy for years to come." understatement.

[@sm-rz2in]

cute scaper

[@freddylubin]

What name, I missed it.

[@sspaay]

Decades.

[@ronbonora7872]

in my mind, Wilt is the GOAT!

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

@@ronbonora7872 I agree 💯

[@quann06]

We need a Wilt Chamberlain movie.

[@lloydkline7245]

quantae06 ofhim blocking the skyhook when he was old and had knees and scores jabber in basketball when he was old

[@superbeesuperbee7696]

quantae06 id like to play him im 5’3”

[@cordsmith7350]

Yesssss

[@thicchaystacc7117]

How do we get a perfect biopic?

[@lwmson]

The problem I guess is who would you get to portray him? It's difficult to find seven foot actors.

[@RogerPeet]

Wilt has been and still is my favorite. I've seen him play from the front row. When Wilt retired, he held 73 All-Time NBA records. That Jordon guy had 9.

[@jogendron6320]

2 rings. All he needed to do is make a little more free throws to win the tight games against the C’s. He didn’t. Great numbers in regular season Good numbers in playoffs Average numbers in the Finals That Jordan guy? Yeah I’ll stop here before you get humiliated.

[@allistermcginlay6476]

​@jogendron6320 , Wilt Chamberlain was the most hard fouled basketball player in any era, the Boston Celtics hired enforcers to elbow Wilt Chamberlain on and off-the-ball aswell... Jordan had little to complain about Compared to Wilt...the rules helped Jordan dominate in an expansion era and the same could be said about Shaquille O'Neal... Wilt one on one in the modern era, dominates more than in his era, instead of a Boston celtic player running in front of Wilt off the ball, giving Bill Russell the advantage of camping out in Wilts favorite fadaway spot forcing Wilt to dunk, with two or three players hanging off him or elbowing him... That's a major difference the nba let it happen!

[@ernestkovach3305]

Greatest player ever .

[@Chezkenny]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 have you ever hear of Michael Jordan?

[@ernestkovach3305]

@@Chezkenny Wilt Chamberlain on line ONE.

[@jbowen43]

Greatest ever.

[@freeroamer9146]

An "A" student as a senior in high school! My goodness have times changed!

[@riverraisin1]

I was A student as a senior. My grades weren't great, but I was A student none the less :)

[@mhon7carlos824]

@@riverraisin1 I was 2nd in my class as a student. My dad asked me so who's first, I said, all of my classmates.

[@zanohoriamazo1]

@@mhon7carlos824 😹

[@zanohoriamazo1]

@@riverraisin1 Point being made is Wilt was clearly a star athlete with bright future, but still hit the books, which is not commonplace today.

[@ultrakool]

Joe Biden was at the top of his class. Turns out the class was standing backwards.

[@rwv777]

Underappreciated!

[@emjay2045]

☝🏽

[@wrisky]

Wilt scored 30,000 on the court & 20,000 off-court ;)

[@dynamobahamas]

LOL

[@derrickbperry]

Unassisted!

[@proggerjohn]

Coolest statement of the Year! Yep, I'm already calling it.

[@invisibleindividual8093]

Oh yeah. He was THE...LADIES MAN!

[@charold3]

Great clip! Of all the players of yesteryear who (people say) would dominate today, the age of no hand checking, Wilt is number one on the list! He dominated in his time and would much more so today.

[@jxn23]

Fantastic rare footage! Thank you

[@fredapgar4836]

Wonderful to hear a voice from years ago, the great Marty Glickman.

[@russellhenderson381]

Marty Glickman - a great sprinter who qualified for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.

[@fredapgar4836]

@@russellhenderson381 Yes, he trained with and qualified to compete in the 4 x 100 relay team. The night before the event, Glickman and Sam Stoller were replaced, a decision made by Avery Brundage. Since Glickman and Stoller were both Jewish, many feel it was a decision made "to not offend Hitler". Sadly, Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller were denied the opportunity to win Gold Medals.

[@Irfanhill]

Pfff this is just hype! The kid is only 17 years old, wait till he gets in the League! Back in my days, when we played with the Dr. Naismith, the game was much tougher.

[@ayoobrado8600]

I just hope he's not a bust like Greg Oden

[@wanderingwade8877]

He might be too hard on those peach baskets.

[@herodbenzie7400]

@Willie Gordon skinny how many skinny hold a state shut puts records?😂 if his that skinny and hold a state record its means his gifted strong

[@michaelluna1968]

Teebo rough n tough n boom boom.. it’s a wonder basketball players didn’t use more protective clothing.

[@davanmani556]

He was already playing in semi-pro Leagues around in surrounding areas of Philly as a senior.

[@josephdouglasgardenhourjr.1092]

In my opinion, the two greatest basketball players of All-Time: Wilt Chamberlain and Pete Maravich.

[@guitar1950]

Larry Bird is on my list

[@gunnerwalker8092]

That is my opinion also

[@ugaais]

Randy Brewer

[@dylanolson4600]

Those are my 2 favorite players of all time

[@OmarTorrez]

Maravich is not in the discussion. MJ, Wilt, Lebron, Oscar, Bill Russell, Kareem, Magic, Bird...Duncan... Hakeem... Shaq, Kobe...

[@dominictant]

Wilt was the greatest basketball player of all time.

[@kurtadams3021]

Totally agree

[@smoothoperator9746]

@dominictant-Wilt is not even close to being basketballs goat. He is never mentioned when that debate comes up. In his day he was unmatched in hight and wingspan, when the average hight in the NBA was 6'3ish, he was almost a foot taller. Wilt displayed almost no PURE athleticism COMPARED to players from even as far back as the 80s, but he didn't need it in his era. Imagine Shaq as a rookie in 1959 when the average hight of a player was 6' 3ish, now Imagine Wilt as a rookie in 1992 when the average was almost 6'7ish. Shaq would no doubt have more points and rebounds than Wilt. Wilt in 1992 would have less points and rebounds than Shaq. I guess that's why it's said that one shouldn't compare eras.

[@dominictant]

@@smoothoperator9746 it's obvious you didn't watch him play

[@smoothoperator9746]

@@dominictant In person no, but I've seen a lot of film. And just as important I saw his competition, guys who wouldn't start or make it to today's NBA. I'm not saying he wasn't great, he was, the best in his day/era. I mean seriously look at the style of play in the video. Then look up LeBron at 17 or Kobe. Granted they're not centers but still. There are too many variables when comparing eras. Would Jim Brown be Jim Brown in today's NFL. I think not. A 230lb rb/fb in 1957, he was bigger than most line backers and not much smaller than some linemen, BACK THEN. Anyway I respect ur opinion, but respectfully disagree...cheers

[@TripleZipp000]

Wilt is by far the greatest of all time and it's not close. His physical ability has not been matched in the last 60 years and he would no doubt dominate in any era.

[@johnkevinyu1722]

omg @ 17 he's already a seven footer haha, the greatest player ever

[@skatevidcentral]

The agility and speed for his size and length is actually pretty insane

[@Chezkenny]

He can't jump 48in like he claimed though

[@karengaming6514]

@@Chezkenny He could touch the top of the backbourd

[@Chezkenny]

@@karengaming6514 sure Karen... We can definitely see that from those clips 🤡😂😂😂

[@karengaming6514]

@@Chezkenny Not in this video but in others lol

[@Chezkenny]

@@karengaming6514 no he couldn't, post the link or shut up e forever

[@andrewr62]

Wilt was a very good athelete. He starred as a college track star excelling in the long jump but was a good middle distance runner at Kansas. He was also a professional volleyball player. Threw the shot put in excess of 60 feet. He was a center. Just as Jordon or LeBron cannot play center in the NBA Wilt did not have forward or guard skills. But he was as unstoppable as much as Jordon was if not more.

[@jondavis2206]

An A student. I never knew that. Awesome!!!!

[@paperboy215]

@oral1 wilt played against 10 hall of fame centers who were 6'9 or taller. he was just better than everyone else

[@BigK5041]

The original Ballislife clip!!

[@michaelward9201]

😂😂

[@arthurkyriazis]

amazing. My mom taught Wilt at Overbrook in the early 1950s as a student teacher, and I had the fortune to meet Wilt at Bar Marmont in LA in the late 1990s. He was well over 7 foot six, not 7 foot two--he had to bend over to get into the door, and to not hit his head on the ceiling. He was monstrously tall. And he had two young blondes with him, along with two lawyer types.

[@robbystechman6384]

Only 2 blondes must been slowong down

[@dad4ever-c90]

Imagine the reaction of the centers for opposing high school teams when they first saw him. Their egos must have deflated faster than a football in New England!

[@notsosilentbob]

You might say they "wilted."

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

A series like showtime would be better

[@damienkirksey7026]

Hater

[@powpanda]

7-1 and crack quarter mile? I'd like to see Shaq or Yao try that! And state shot put record ?!

[@buckfan1969]

And champion in the high jump in the Big 8

[@zhongtiger6575]

imo bball doesn't suit him best, he was fast but his quickness wasn't on the same level as his speed. Speed is useful in quarter mile because there is more room for you to run up to your full speed but in basketball it's all about moving within 5-9m most of the time you can't get nowhere near your full speed, you need quickness to keep up with people in short bursts, in bball you need more quickness than speed, he's package was the opposite so bball was not his stong suit. He was also very skinny so if he faced bigs around his height but bulkier he is at a big disadvantage because those guys may be both quicker and heavier than him. Just to add 7'1 isn't that tall for a NBA centre tbh.

[@stevestringham1095]

@@zhongtiger6575 yeah too bad he he didn't do that well in the NBA. he only holds all the important records and shit. you might have heard about a 50 point average for an entire season? a 100 point game? SMH.

[@AlexZander688]

Shaq could do the shot put no problemo. Shaq was every bit as good as Chamberlain. Shaq in the Chamberlain's era would have had similar numbers.

[@shaunphillips9693]

@@AlexZander688 Just to be clear, Wilt Chamberlain was undefeated in the shot put both high school and college. His top throw was about fifty six and a half feet.

[@mahlonthomas1775]

Wilt Chamberlain is the greatest basketball player ever he the goat 🐐🐐🐐🐐💯🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐💯🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@SV-bx5lr]

43-45% of all Wilt's career matchups were against opposing centers who are in the NBA's All-Time Top 100

[@XENOX-777]

@Bryan-Michael Dungee What does that mean? You do understand that he is still going against some of the best centers.

[@MiddleWilder]

17 years ago and 17 years old

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

Kutsher's was a huge summer resort, like the one in "Dirty Dancing." Hotel guests could watch games against other resorts or AAU squads featuring talented high school and college guys. For many years pros came to Kutsher's to play a charity fundraiser for Maurice Stokes.

[@tellthetruthg]

People are never satisfied how great is it to see a legend at 17 in the 50's ? No they want to see something else. Amazing

[@NameCallingIsWeak]

"Wilt was very strong, true." Indeed, the guy who is the high jumper, is usually not the shot putter, is usually not the track runner. Wilt was all three, AND was a strong candidate for GOAT.

[@philipcunio4089]

Love Marty Glickman!

[@chipschannel9494]

Marty got “robbed”in Berlin

[@gmn545]

@Phil9019 "when you're six inches taller than the tallest competition" This MYTH has to die. Swede Halbrook (7'3" 235lbs), Tom Boerwinkle (7'0 265lbs), George Johnson (6'11 245lbs), Nate Thurmond (6'11 235lbs), Mel Counts (7'0 235lbs), Hank Finkel (7'0" 240lbs), Kareem (7'2" 225lbs) and MANY other bigs Wilt faced off against. 61.2% of Wilt's playoff matchups were against Hall of Fame centers and a "50 greatest player" member. Wilt averaged 22 pts, 32 reb, 10 ast vs. Bill Russell (1967 ECF).

[@charleshall7355]

Thurmond and Counts were among Wilt's teammates during his career.

[@metroaide0224]

if this narrative that just because you're taller you're immediately better is true, shawn bradley would be goat

[@frostybrew13]

This video is referring to his high school competition....not the NBA

[@jorgeterrazas6505]

He didn't even need all 5 fingers to grip the ball. JC! What a beast of a man!

[@justinwilhite617]

they came up with the goaltending rules, 5/3 second in the paint rules, and invented the 3 pointer BECAUSE of Wilt

[@zinecktv475]

Ye most of his block were goaltend smh

[@stevesung573]

ZiNeck TV you gotta understand that there were no such thing as goaltending. It was made up because of Wilt

[@Ehh-nx7nk]

Both of you guys are way off, defensive goaltending was made in 1946, offensive goaltending was made in 1958 because of Bill Russell when he was in college, Wilt never played an nba game without goaltending rules

[@samwelsh8241]

3 point line was the ABAs invention long after wilts retirement.

[@Ehh-nx7nk]

@@samwelsh8241 actually it was made in 1969 for the aba, the nba adopted it in 1979, also Wilt and the nba all star teams would play against aba teams. There is video on KZbin of Wilt vs Artis Gilmore and there was a 3 point line

[@markpatterson2507]

Bob Lanier said there were players alive only because Wilt didn't anger easily

[@Brian_tim]

Greatest player of all time

[@aChristian4RonPaul]

Stop it. Russell won 8 of 10 while he was in the league, whereas Chamberlain won 1 of 10. Chamberlain played with 6 of the top 50 players (at the 1996 50th anniversary), whereas Russell only played with 4. During his career, Wilt played with players that were 24 time all-stars, Russell with 26. Chamberlain played with a hall of fame coach, still not enough. Russell was the head coach 3 of the years he played and in that time period won twice as many as Wilt did in the full 10 years they were in the league together, and as many as Wilt won his entire career.

[@larry45044]

growing up in 60s i remember he was the talk!! always he was amazing -big man great cordination!!! never knew some of the stuff he did till the internet-amazing!!-i like when he said if michael jordan drove the paint back when he played he would have got knocked on his ass!! LOL

[@garioldwin]

@Legend33Larry Early in the 1969. season after one game the newspaper reporter said that Wilt was done with scoring and that he cant put a big numbers anymore , next game Wilt scored 60something on the other team . Man , Wilt could do whatever he wanted to before his knee injury , that is before the 1970. season .

[@jogendron6320]

He could do anything against bad teams yeah. His numbers go down in the playoffs and even more in the finals. You know, when good teams play.

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

Rock Chalk Jayhawk!! I met Wilt twice….January 17, 1998 when he returned to KU after 40 years for his Jersey retirement. And in June 1999 at a sports card convention in KC area. He was so kind both times.

[@georgemartinez9414]

You got to admire Wilt 'The Stilt' Chamberlain, the first real big man in basketball, the GOAT of his era

[@charleshall7355]

he was anything but a stilt!!!

[@alfashion]

Outstanding

[@dwasdwas1]

This video has AMAZING quality for being so old!

[@shaunphillips9693]

It's because it's not video. It's actually film newsreel. They went there with a professional National crew to film Wilt Chamberlain because he was a national story as a teenager.

[@tomitstube]

wow. footage of wilt chamberlain in high school. wilt would fill out at kansas, and by the the time he reached the nba he could score at will. nobody changed the game like wilt did. many guys won more titles and stuff, but wilt was literally the most dominant player ever in his prime.

[@cibreca]

Awesome video. Way to come up on history man.

[@peterheiman8621]

Two legends here.

[@multitieredinvestor183]

I was 15 and jumped center against him. He, the same age as I. We played against his team in a Sunday night YWCA game in Atlantic City. Year 1954. His team won. BTW, I am 5’10”.

[@ToDawg]

Man how old are you? In today's year you would probably be in your 80s or 70s?

[@phxsns1]

my all time favorite nba player.

[@bigfin899]

Amazing athlete! How many state shot record-holders were also great at the track events like he was! Thnaks for posting this video

[@perryellis1423]

I'm impressed that they have this

[@mets3214]

Wilt was a shotput thrower, a champion high jumper, a track star and a triple jumper. He could benchpress 550lbs back in college. The man is IIRC also in the volleyball hall of fame and he only began seriously playing this game when he was past 36. The New Jersey Nets back in the 80's were still actively wooing him back out of retirement when Wilt was already going 50 (In an 80's Lakers exhibition scrimmages, Wilt at center held a Magic Johnson-lead team scoreless).

[@alyjulmiste1880]

At 7'1" wilt is dribbling the ball down court.

[@SuperRocket64]

@LaRue Mathis yes i did! That was insane

[@shaunphillips9693]

It's also worth noting the rules were different when he was in high school. When you were dribbling, you can only strike the ball directly on top. You couldn't do all that palming and crossing over like you can in today's game. And his day, you practically had to slap the ball on the top for it to be correct.

[@chipschannel9494]

@@shaunphillips9693 palming came with magic and Mike in the 80’s , see West Oscar, Cousy and Pistol Pete , they could dribble

[@shaunphillips9693]

@@chipschannel9494 That's why everyone from today's generation thinks the players from the 60s and 70s aren't as good. Because they don't look like they could dribble as well as today's players. Problem is they're playing by a different set of rules. If today's players played in the 1960s, they would not be able to make it down the court without being called for traveling. Not because they're bad. Just because the rules are different.

[@aarondigby9859]

Wilt could dribble so well that he played with the Harlem Globetrotters while waiting for the NBA season to start. Unbelievable, no look behind the neck passes, PHENOM.

[@aceofbassmoore7093]

Wilt was also vert intelligent and a gentleman.

[@MrBiggin49]

17 Years old ....7 ‘1 amazing

[@WiltChamberlainArchive]

@ronskidizzle High School in 1954 didn't count goal-tending the same way they did in the NBA or NCAA - don't worry, his blocks in college and pro games were legit by today's rules. His standing reach in his barefeet was 1 inch taller than Shaq's in his shoes! Add in his vertical, and you have the only center who blocked PRIME 25y/o Kareem Abdul Jabbars skyhooks REPEATEDLY even though Wilt was an arthritic 35 yr old! 23 skyhook blocks in one h2h playoff series! watch?v=IYq4CWeWaKg amazing!

[@clu4u]

Wilt Chamberlain Archive, good post as usual, straight up

[@Eltalstro]

WCA word

[@marksheppard6498]

You’re dreaming. Wilt blocked that skyhook consecutively in one sequence. Both times playing off of Kareems body. Watch the footage again. If Kareem got you body to body, there’s no way anybody blocks that shot. To remotely believe that Wilt blocked that shot 23 times, is a JOKE! I did see Kareem block Wilt as many times as Wilt got him.

[@aarondigby9859]

@@marksheppard6498 Wilt blocked the sky hook twice on the same play, one Jabbar moving to the left shooting it right handed and again after Jabbar recovered the loose ball moving to the right and shooting it with his left. Wilt was a beast. When Wilt teamed up with the Logo Jerry West they won 33 regular season games in a row and that record still stands today. You can't get these prima donnas to play 33 games in a row. smdh

[@AnishaD23]

the game in wilts era was a lot faster and free flowing. it was basically like the suns and warriors style of play for every single team.

[@dwainsellers6453]

Dang that was some great footage.

[@gmn545]

@Phil9019 But you did claim "it doesn't take much to grab a board or throw a ball in when you're six inches taller than the tallest competition", when (a) Wilt was not the tallest player, (b) the average height of his competition was around 6'10" - 6'11", and (c) 61.2% of his matchups in the playoffs were HOFers. You then appealed to only one (when in fact there was more than one) big man being legit competition. Fact is, his competition was better than that of this era's most dominant C (Shaq).

[@WideWorldofTrains]

The copyright on this film says 1947, wilt was born in 1936 so that would make him 10 or 11 in this video

[@fosbury68]

@motrcolt It was a counting regular season game. Back in those days NBA teams often played a certain number of "home" games at alternate sites. Hershey PA was one of them for the Philadelphia Warriors.

[@locsman]

and the rest is history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!one of the greatest ever

[@Alexwkj]

A legend since young.

[@majorsynth]

Wilt was the greatest force in bball history. I've been watching since 1960. No big man could run as fast as a guard like Wilt. WIlt could bench over 500 pounds! My uncle saw him do this in the weightroom at Kansas (my uncle was an lineman on the football team). Wilt won the Big Eight high jump title one year, was a world-class 440, threw the shot and javelin as well. Wilt could do a standing broad jump from the foul line and dunk. Not allowed now, but I doubt anyone could do it anyway today.

[@seek790222]

Notice the size of the 3-second lane when he was playing in the video. Chamberlain was so dominating in his time that the NBA had to widen the lane to the dimensions that we see today to keep him from camping close to the basket and getting cherry picking field goals. He, in my opinion, could have played in the NBA up to age 50 and still be a competitive center. RIP Wilt.

[@miketfg9446]

NBA: players back then we will have flying hoops NBA Today: Starting to act like WWE promo

[@wpl8275]

Can anyone imagine a top basketball recruit today doing track at their high school? Paolo Banchero played quarterback in high school. That's about as close as it comes to that.

[@1675T190]

@ryanrpitem theres a few reasons why a lot of nba games werent taped or broadcasted to start with and wilt chamberlain was playing a game in hershey park which was small at the time for an audience of about 3000 which isnt very much. A game that small was probably considered a sidenote and not recorded even tho it turned out to be one of the most memorable games of all time

[@stevebird9510]

Wilt was an awesome man 👍

[@unclebobunclebob]

Classic footage...best bball footage I've seen on the tube

[@ShunyamNiketana]

He was a great all-around athlete, but I seriously doubt the 550 bench press.

[@LbFf100]

THE GREATEST CENTER OF ALL-TIME

[@fistjedi]

He became a legend, too.

[@aleejacopo]

he was gonna become a legend

[@c.a.g.3130]

Boy, do I miss Marty!

[@majorsynth]

BTW--Wilt Chamberlain, the only man I ever saw block Kareem's sky hook.

[@charleshall7355]

And it shows how great Kareem's sky hook was the even Wilt rarely was able to block it.

[@matthewmehegan3475]

Look how narrow the lane is! When you cause a rule change, THAT is when you know a player is dominant. What a young gazelle!

[@beagleman123456789]

Very Cool 😎

[@maredes]

love the vid - thanks

[@smoothdaddyk]

One year, Wilt destroyed the competition for the the scoring and rebounding titles (again). A sportswriter joked that he didn't have many assists. The next year he led the league in assists.

[@beautifulmicia]

Some say it was easy for him to play basketball because of his hieght. I say because of his size, it was a huge accomplishment just to be able to run back and forth on the court. It is a great privilege to have lived in a time when I could watch him in the present.

[@EGarrett01]

The voiceover is by the same guy who does the newsreel commentary near the end of the "Bobby Fischer - His Childhood" video that's also here on KZbin. I guess that guy did all the news on young sports sensations in the mid-50's.

[@professorbananas]

this is awesome

[@NameCallingIsWeak]

In the mid 80s, more than a decade after retiring, Wilt was riding an elevator with some delivery men with a large load on a dolly. The elevator settled several inches low when the door opened due to the weight on that dolly. The deliverymen could not lift that dolly up and out of the elevator. Wilt asked the delivery men if he could help, and they agreed. Retired wilt, dead lifted that dolly by himself up about 6 inches, and sent them on their way. That dolly was 600 pounds.

[@victor2775]

The talent back then was less diluted as it is today plus if you dont thinkthe talent back then was good then look up the names nate thurmond and wilis reed. Not to mention when their careers overlaped wilt was able to play effectively against jabbar despite the age diff

[@Ma1q444]

Damn 2007

[@coderedclips4195]

Legend

[@suave_d]

I would easily place Wilt and Russell ahead of Shaq in terms of pure athleticism because both players lettered in track and field, and they possibly could have competed in the olympics. Don't just look at Wilt's weight: there was so much more to his stature. It really boils down to skill and intelligence, and in those areas, I think Wilt would get the best of Shaq. Wilt could dominate from the high post as well as the low post. He was a more complete center, and he would give Shaq hell.

[@beautifulmicia]

There are plenty right here on You Tube. I am sure someone has them but It is not a top priority for me to find them. You can check him out in one of the Conan The Barbarian movies with Arnold S.

[@Pat4HUMANITY]

This guy was so skinny. It's hard to understand the strength he had....even then.

[@LakersDynasty42]

I agree.

[@ihowi3]

"remember the name wilt chamberlain" lol good call

[@Legend33Larry]

That's why he was so great in regular season and had difficulties in the playoffs -» that's a fact! He started to have success in the playoffs when he was a Lakers; by this time, he know his role, he started passing the ball to his teammate, he started to set the pick in ''pick and roll'' plays... he played like a real NBA players! His best performance ever known in the playoffs were with the Lakers because he played to win, not to inflate his numbers (putting great stats)! Like Jordan (Bulls)

[@shadowgrinch]

@ryanrpitem Because unfortunately there were no video cameras rolling in that game, only photographers were. The NBA wasn't as popular then as it is now to have video cameras in every game. The video cameras were only present in the featured game for the day (kind of like Monday or Sunday Night Football games featured in the NFL).

[@michaelwoehrl1746]

Great highlights. Let's see him shoot free-throws!

[@vincentbruce9833]

Wilt has the record, 28 made free throws in 1 game.

[@HaimNachmias]

he was skinny when he was 17... when he was in LA he was quite heavy. god, don't judge him by his games in high school. in the NBA he played against Russel, Unseld, Walt Bellamy, Thurmond, Willis Reed, Abdul-Jabbar...

[@MistaTofMaine]

Well comment at end was spotbon

[@PearlwhiteS4]

one thing you have to remember is that basketball back then was a game of speed not a half court set with post up players. If Wilt played in the 90's he would have been much bigger and stronger than he looks here. He would have worked out and bulked up to go against bigger stronger centers. If Shaq Robinson and Ewing played back then they would be sticks as well.

[@majorsynth]

His coach asked him to be an assist machine that year. That's why he did that.

[@capitanfuturo594]

*WILT CHAMBERLAIN WAS THE REAL GOAT IN THE NBA.*

[@kuruinteresee]

5797, It is hard to believe that numbers, he doesn't look that strong, and 54" vert.. that is something.

[@murderedboy]

I like how he scored the ball.

[@swagger1930]

Look how short their shorts were! Man i wish wilt was still here today...