Wilt Chamberlain - Maybe The Most Athletic Giant Ever

As 2018 NBA All-Star Joel Embiid puts it, Wilt Chamberlain was "so freaking athletic". Watch a few clips and listen to a bit of the testimony that indicates this guy was a special world class athlete from his teenage years into his 50's at a variety of sports. He was that athletic even with 300 pounds or more spread over a frame more than 7 feet tall.

[@timbarringer7790]

Wilt never got the respect he deserved from the NBA. Wilt passed in about 1999 or so and I don't feel the NBA did enough to honor this incredible athlete and basketball player.

[@lawrencemcdonald9212]

wilfri castillo wilt and Kareem have a better argument for goat over Jordan than that overrated loser lechump james

[@kevinp7300]

Wilt didn’t have the supporting cast that Bill Russell had. If the roles were reversed, he’d probably have 11 rings himself.

[@jfddx...9378]

+wilfri castillo exactly

[@bucketmouth7667]

+Kevin P I totally agree! Larry Bird also had much less talent around him than Magic. People never talk about that, but Bird would have won more rings with the kind of talent the Lakers were stacked with. I also agree with "Tim Barringer" about the lack of celebrating him upon his death. I remember being very pissed about that. Chamberlain, I believe, was the greatest basketball player, EVER! On a personal note, in about 1971 I was watching a Laker game with my dad. My dad was the baddest man I have even met in my life. He was 6'3" and 220 in his prime. He was a bar owner in a rough part of town and cleaned the bar up from bikers, whom he was targeted by and was jumped by 3 bikers (per the leader) -- he kicked the crap out of all 3 and put 2 in the hospital (this is just one of many "incidents"). People (bullies and bad guys) were terrified of him. He was even approached by a couple of mob guys that offered him a job as a collector. Anyway, my dad told me while watching that game that "...Wilt Chamberlain is the strongest man I've ever seen. He is so strong, he has muscles in his shit."

[@nominalize8162]

That's because nobody liked him. At the time at least he was an insufferable douchebag, by all accounts. When he averaged 50 points and 25 boards a game in 61-62, MVP voting was done by the players. Wilt didn't even get close to Russell who won--- he only won 9 first-choice votes out of all 85 players.

[@timovrtime]

Ppl don’t realize if he grew up today and he had the tools and information we have in the modern NBA he’d be just as dominant as he was 50 years ago

[@callumjames84]

Tim underrated comment

[@Don_east]

Tim that nigga would be benching 550 pounds running a 4.4 with a 50 inch vert if he had the the training we have now.

[@blaisehanon]

he was already benching 600lbs 40 y ago...

[@shaffiqmokhtar351]

He will make triple double westbrook like child play... he make greek freak become freak out...

[@duanedoldrum7570]

Seriously though, and add the fact that big men today are a lot less stronger and a lot less smaller in terms of mass. Then Wilt suddenly pops up with early 300lbs of fucking pure muscle, again, " near 300 lbs of FUCKING PURE MUSCLE".

[@THENBASTORYTELLER]

Good Lord - that one shot of him running!! man, I completely buy into the idea he would be a stud in any era

[@govols2214]

I think he’s the greatest athlete to ever play basketball if you factor in height weight strength speed vertical quickness and stamina

[@mariongamboa2644]

THE NBA STORYTELLER ... Indeed 🤔🤔🤔

[@otisgt]

Not saying he wasn't a beast, but that clip is edited. It speeds up midway through. Watch the other players.

[@dravendfr]

Pete Kondolios I believe he played against Magic, but some of the other players simply weren’t there when you look at the timeline. I do believe he did play Magic certainly and no doubt Magic did have other greats with him, nonetheless it is an extremely impressive feat.

[@dravendfr]

Pete Kondolios I am as big a Wilt fan as anyone, but it is important that we get the information about him correct so as not to cause doubt and by extension besmirch his legacy.

[@klavzerblut]

Great to see that Embiid is educated enough on NBA history to consider Wilt as the GOAT. Also, Wilt sure could dance. Great video.

[@kurtadams3021]

Yes indeed . Go Sixers

[@jackson5781]

When your from Kansas like myself you better know about Wilt or your hiding under a rock. That's the golden rule. My college coach at Emporia State coached alongside Larry Brown in 88 at kansas. My coach's father and Larry played against wilt in 57 in the national title game. They both played for UNC. If you don't know who Doug and David moe are you do now. Dean Smith was the UNC grad asst at UNC at the time in 57 and Dean played ball at Kansas under only the second coach ever to coach at Kansas and that coach played under the inventor of the game. That's where I come from. When your where I'm from you better know your history and respect your history or you don't do shit

[@kurtadams3021]

@@jackson5781 Born and raised in Philly. When your from Philly dancing is in your DNA

[@jackson5781]

@@kurtadams3021 he played at Overland Park high guess what town is 15 Mile's from Lawrence KS, Overland Park Ks. I grew up in both Baldwin city which is 10-15 miles away and Ottawa Ks which is 20 miles away from Lawrence. I've participated against Kansas 2x with the Emporia St vs Kansas rivalry . And it has a long history. My history in coaching goes back to the beginning of the game. Wilt has always been my guy and the disrespect he got from the NBA was horrible. But he did feel he disappointed Kansas and Kansas Loved him and always will. We we're lucky to see him in 99 on the floor and speak before his death. Wilt is the one guy is love to have met. He's the only guy stronger than Andre as well Arnold. He was a badass

[@jackson5781]

@@kurtadams3021 and overland Park high where he is from is in Philly

[@darrincleary2385]

Damn I never knew he played all these different sports. 7'2, 310.. ran like a racehorse, jumped like a gazelle .. jeeze he would do work in the NBA even today. Embiid was right

[@JSwanKilowJ]

do work even today? he would average 60 ppg on 80+ % shooting. in today's soft ass league with the advancements in medicine and sports training, he'd make LeBron look like a scrub.

[@JSwanKilowJ]

I can't really be mad at them. they're not exposed to it. but some of us are students of the game, and we do our research. fact is, whatever those guys did in the 50s and 60s, they would quadruple it with today's technological and medical advancements.

[@darrincleary2385]

JSwanKilowJ lol he would not average 60 points per game lmao.. he's not gunna shoot 50 shots a game in today's NBA.

darrin cleary Yeah he could since you're not allowed to touch players in today's league. In Wilts era, he used to get triple and quadruple-teamed all the time and still scored effortlessly. He would straight-up embarrass any big man today when he's actually played against better who are all in the Hall of Fame as well. He would average 50 attempts today no problem when he averaged alot more in his era since the game was played at a faster pace back then.

[@JSwanKilowJ]

now of course theres the question of would they feed him the ball like that or would they start playing selfish. but if they feed him the rock, he's scoring damn near every time. and with a three point line now, he's out of this world. Tommy Heisholm talked about how he would watch Wilt in practice, basically shooting free throws from half court. remember that warm-up shot chart they did on Curry? Wilt would go 20/22 from half court in his practices. yeah, against modern defense where you practically have to let the opponent score, Chamberlain would EASILY average 60.

[@TheSickestdan]

this man is the greatest ever i dont care if you say jordan,kobe or lebron this man is from another planet

[@zumna237]

Facts

[@Adam-rh9my]

I never saw a player having so much disrespect as Wilt in 2K. The guy is worse than KG and has a lower ranking then a fkn Steve Nash?! Someone needs to get fired.

[@Adam-rh9my]

of course you can. but that's not the point.

[@keondretooraw]

😂😂😂😂 I thought I was the only one complaining about that in 2k. I hate doing my leagues with Wilt and he will only be averaging 9 points and 11 rebounds a game!

[@quentinwilliams6354]

Yatan what is wrong with you ? This man was phenomenal and just maybe your attitude would be a little salty if you had to deal caucasian racism and people trying to take your head off. They knocked this man teeth out of his head. They pushed his mouth plate back into his mouth. He had to have several surgeries in attempts to fix the problem which never fully got resolved. This is ultimately killed him. Keep your negative energy to yourself

[@Adam-rh9my]

dude WHAT are you TALKING ABOUT? :D

[@mikesannitti6042]

Well ratings factor in ballhandling and shooting so... yeah Steve Nash being rated higher makes sense.

[@makehumanitygreatagain8128]

Mesmerizing. This makes me respect Joel Embiid even more. He does his homework.

[@jonny15dk]

He understands that Wilt was faster, stronger, could jump way higher than him, could pass way better, could block way better. Sure Joel is very good and is considered a great of his era but he understands the abilities and skills of Wilt's being superior than his. So someone will probably say Wilt cant shoot 3s. (There was no 3pt line back then. Wilt made 15 for 20 from half court in practice. Made 3 in a row 3s after being retired and shooting around with then current NBA players. 1 NBA player bet he could not do it and he did it and won $10.

[@leonpeaks8967]

The man has records that will never be broken.

[@tpsam]

People who don't agree that he was athletically ahead of his time by decades are very delusional

[@youngdolphilms3274]

Tyler Hingleton longer than Manute bol? Don’t think so

[@thomasdemay9805]

His athleticism still outclasses the athletes of today. There were tons of great athletes at his time who are disrespected in general by modern fans. It wasn't that he was "ahead of his time" it was that he was one of the rarest and most special talents in the history of the world and no matter how many advances are made in nutrition and training he was always have that distinction.

[@orionstar5652]

People back in his time, players were not as tall as todays' players, do you think he could stay inside the paint today, put shaq inside the paint with no 3sec violation and he will always dunk the ball in the basket

[@geestack9002]

@@youngdolphilms3274 what does that have to do with what he was talking about see that's what's wrong with you millenniums somebody make a statement and instead of you hearing the statement you have to top the statement the f*** out of here

[@blaisehanon]

@thanonrit suriya "People who don't agree that he was athletically ahead of his time by decades are very delusional" he was not ahead of his time ,he 's ahead of any other human being that ever was and ever will be,he 's a legit superman.

When a man like Wilt, who was a freak of nature, records 52 pts, 32 rebs, 24 blks, 11 stls and 14 asts in a single game, then how can you tell me he isn't arguably the greatest ever? The man could do anything he wanted to do on the court and still to this day way ahead of his time. I never judge a player by how many rings since its a team accomplishment, I go by skill set and what facets he brings to the table as he was the complete package.

[@letmegetuhhh3959]

Tyler Hingleton stats are a bad way to judge players of different eras. This was a league where it was easier to get stats because of of weak comp and the pace of the game of course his numbers look better. He was the most dominant player of his era and had a good team with Jerry west and still underperformed in terms of rings I understand it's a team achievement but if you're doninqnce doesn't help your team win then what's the point.

Let Me Get Uhhh I don't just look at stats. Like I said before, he mastered every facet of the game and played against some of the greatest big men of all time like Bill Russell, Abdul-Jabbar, Walt Bellamy, Dolph Schayes, Willis Reed, Nate Thurmond, Bob Pettit, Jerry Lucas, Dave Cowens, Bob Lanier, Wes Unseld, Artis Gilmore etc. He used to dominate each and every one of them individually on a daily basis and used to get tripled and quadruple-teamed when getting the ball in the post, so don't tell me he had it easy. The league implemented rules to try and stop Wilt at the time like widening the lane and even allowed opposing players to maul him at will cuz he made the game look so easy. You're judging a past-his-prime Wilt who came back from knee surgery and played with the likes of West and Baylor who were also on the tail end of their careers. I'm talking a prime Wilt with the Philadelphia Warriors and Sixers who was an unstoppable force who always ran into the greatest dynasty in the Celtics who were loaded with Hall of Famers and arguably the greatest head coach in Auerbach. Winning is a team accomplishment and not the ultimate way to judge a great player like I said before. If you want to talk about championships, then Bill Russell is the greatest, and not someone like Michael Jordan. Watch the Wilt Chamberlain scouting report and you'll see what I'm talking about.

[@jerrybrownell3633]

A players greatness isn't defined by Championships or rings. Robert Horry won 5 Championships yet hardly anyone would vote him among the top 50 of all time. Jerry West lost 7 NBA finals yet nearly everyone would have him in the top 50 if not top 20 all time.

[@robertdonnell1542]

GREAT POINTS...

[@markgunther2502]

LOL 52 points? That's an average game for Wilt.

[@joeyslats31]

Great to see Joel paying hommage to the masters of his craft.

[@americawinsagain5348]

Joel Embiid learned a lot about Wilt from Sonny Hill. Hill was one of Wilts best friends from childhood, is huge in Philly basketball and is at all 76ers games with VIP status.

[@joeyslats31]

Kam Mike there can be several masters, just like the great painters.

[@jonny15dk]

Hakeem was a post work master. Wilt was the block master, the greatest rebounder in NBA history, only bigman to lead the NBA in assists, has thr all time APG record for Centers, all time record of RPG, #2 All time in PPG. Sure Wilt did not have a dream shake, but he mastered the fadeaway, finger roll and more. Look up Wilt finger rolls and you will see ones you probably never seen before. He did it so great he made fools of his defenders. He could finger roll high up without even getting a running start.

[@jonny15dk]

Only things Hakeem has on Wilt is the dream shake and even better footwork. Am I saying Hakeem is not great. No. Hakeem is a great of the 90s and a Alltime Great. Wilt is a Great of the 60s and Alltime Great. All time greats can play in any era. They were great and great players will change to the times and to beat all they were way better post players.

[@yurttas5830]

What is the name of the music?.. This style of music became synonymous with GOAT Wilt Chamberlain.🐐

[@marcvincent7317]

THAT FULL COURT RUN WTF

[@andyward8430]

Yeah he could probably hit that extra gear whener he wanted.

[@stephenr80]

Freak!

[@tomhamrick7151]

I wonder what he ran in the 100m dash??

[@venusspacey9685]

Marc Vincent he faster than everybody else but the camera timing makes it looks faster.. it was speed up

[@martis4951]

@sha broussard a 4.4 at 7ft is fucking insane

[@buckfan1969]

Was lucky to grow up seeing him in his prime. He did things I've never seen since on a basketball court, and no longer think I ever will. Jerry West said it best, and with West's background as a highly successful GM after his HOF career, his opinion outweighs any of the kids here who never saw him play. West said if he were playing today he'd lead the league in scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots just as he did back in the day.

[@nykac.9879]

buckfan1969 i wish i could witness Wilt in his prime. My grandfather was an NBA statician back in the day and even went to Overbrook High School with Wilt.

[@nominalize8162]

Wilt's career was also well suited for the modern media age: Lots of highlights, lots of fun, and a big mouth. Like Jordan + Barkley + Shaq all rolled into one off the court. He'd definitely have a sex tape out there.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

West is as expert and first hand as it gets

[@TraderHelp101]

Dude ran a 4.4 in the 40 yard dash.. WHAT 7 feet tall 290 plus.. WHAT!!!! If you saw that TODAY just THAT what would you say? The more I learn about Wilt the MORE I understand he is probably the greatest, Jordan is a different animal but think Wilt in his PRIME , is my first pick!!!

[@SDSmither]

Wilt is I believe the unquestioned greatest "athlete" to play basketball. The combination of size at a real 7 ft 1 (listed-not in high heels like Dwight Howard), speed and strength we have never seen. He's legitimately a LeBron James just half a foot taller. I'd still say Jordan was the better basketball player, in terms of being a more rounded player, but wilt is easily the better athlete. Shaq came the closest to showing us a modern Wilt, sadly he just didn't have the work ethic outside of the basketball court in terms of staying shape and truly trying to dominate the league rather than just bullying it by being 400 lbs.

[@TraderHelp101]

Spencer Smither Yeah, Just in terms of EVERY sport he played, let's give everyone an example could you IMAGINE Shaq, doing track and field, ABSOLUTELY NOT, is crazy, With Jordan and like Iverson and these types of athlete's we just Never seen people move like that. Pretty incredible

[@johnmarkes2038]

Trade Small THINK BIG and that's faster than russel Westbrooks 40 yard

[@JardoniJovonovich]

Trade Small THINK BIG your forgetting the 52" vertical and 600 lb bench press. Wilt is the greatest athlete who ever lived

[@gpipeline]

Spencer Smither 400 lbs.?

[@izRashad]

IMAGINE GETTING HIT WITH A WILT VOLLEYBALL SPIKE JESUS

[@Johnadams20760]

believe me , I know. I play volleyball a lot and with competitive people who are above my level who are 6'5 and above and can hit, wilt would scare the sh*t out of me trying to block his shots.

[@ThinkingSpeck]

And then there was that time in an NBA match, when he dunked so hard that the ball came down and broke an opposing player's toe. I'm 6'2" and solidly built myself, but hell yes I'd be shit-scared playing against someone like Wilt.

[@realtalkwithjordan8026]

May seriously impair someone. So much veracity behind it

[@gwapsgarcia]

Luckily volleyballs are softer. If he played soccer who knew how many goalies he would injure

[@sangkyukim8553]

Real Talk with Jordan Truer words have never been said.

[@MerthinMauro]

the best athlete ever..I really think so..

[@tpsam]

Mauro Merthin Muroni rightfully. Who else then?

[@connormilham14]

Bo jackson

[@MerthinMauro]

he was an elite human, of course..I dont know..I found more surreal a 216 cm man move like that..so natural and agile..Big fellas always look a bit weird and robotic (you can expect some magic from MJ-Drexler-Kobe body type)..Instead Wilt, omg, he looks inhuman..Btw Bo Jackson (I would nominate Jesse Owens too) are also freaking amazing. Sorry for my english.

[@bordertown]

The real kicker is the fact that Wilt was over 7 feet tall and near or around 300 pounds. Now you want to talk having full body control at that huge size yet able to move like someone who's a foot or more shorter and 100+ pounds less. Not many understand how incredible that really is because most of us are nowhere near that physically imposing, and so we cannot relate. Only guys I can think of who can be in the same athletic discussion are Jim Thorpe and Jim Brown.

[@evergreenthunder]

Lebron

[@henrytaverner1803]

Omg, he manhandled Shaq with a handshake. Shaq looked scared. Lol

[@marceldwayne8491]

Henry Taverner - you noticed too ? Shaq gained 50 pounds later on, but wilt you can just tell he is strong. I don’t know how to explained it. He just doesn’t have a lot of excessive fat on him like Shaquille. He is just perfect shape & is naturally bigger than shaq. 7’2 is a lot more than 6’11.5. That’s 3 inches & longer arms & legs. You can tell he had a size advantage over shaq

[@matsuwd-emethdaath4002]

No we know the reasons for his free throw attempt nightmares !! He still feeling that deathgrip shake today

[@melvinstapleton6133]

Another thing to consider is Wilt was an older man shaking Shaqs hand. Shaq was obviously shook up after the hand shake. You can see it. LBS

[@loveisthetruth4896]

Shaq Like a Kid😂😂

[@marceldwayne8491]

Overdose - No, you are not understanding. Wilt in general was bigger than shaq. Yes he was taller than him, they have being right beside each other and wilt at least 2 inches advantage over shaq. The main point here is Wilt body mechanics are different. Longer arms, legs and just weird looking fella. Doesn’t look athletic until you watch him. Shaq looks athletic built like a football player. Wilt overall is a much better athlete and player than shaq ever dream. I wish to god wilt would of play in shaq era. You can tell wilt is bigger than shaq dude. It doesn’t take a lot of common knowledge

[@salacommander2674]

The Most Interesting Man in the World...

[@stratepaper8508]

😂💯

[@terencesims366]

😂😂😂

[@kevinthekev1979]

Damn rights!!!

[@cflo1386]

Wilt was a track athlete and a great overall athlete, his athletic exploits were incredible.

[@leoderosia9279]

One of my hero's as a kid in early 70s at end of his career. RIP to the most athletic, strongest, biggest, dominant player in nba history...sorry Jordan and leDink

[@guru_basketball_kiero]

I would've loved to see Wilt Chamberlain play. I would love to see him play in today's NBA

[@davestonehill6177]

Wilt is not only the greatest center who ever lived but he is also the greatest basketball player who ever lived. Wilt is not only the greatest basketball player that ever lived. He is also the greatest athlete who ever lived.

[@Davek7110]

My thoughts too! Athletisisim, strength, quickness, body-control, speed. He dominated. Playing competitive volleyball at age 50?? wow! 600lb bench press?(this is especially telling if you are into powerlifting....cause Wilt's long arms make the bench doubly hard) wow! picks up 230lb Arnie with one hand?? wow! Wilt was a demi-God. I read once Wilt was the fastest player on his team when he was with the Lakers in the early 70's. Think about that!

[@poggersplayer69]

@@Davek7110 he couldn't bench 600

[@poggersplayer69]

@thomas anderson well it's funny because it's all myth

[@poggersplayer69]

@thomas anderson hes literally built like someone who would have a bad bench

[@poggersplayer69]

@ I'll take reason

[@JonnnnyHood13]

My favourite player right now(Embiid) talking about how great my favourite player ever is. Amazing

[@kurtadams3021]

I agree

[@davidallenspeaks9548]

I think he was the greatest player ever. He would dominate in any era.That last part where he was making hook shots from the 3 point line in the corner was epic.

[@kurtadams3021]

Agreed

[@anthonyjohnson9106]

I was searching for this comment so bad.

[@bigstink9]

DavidAllenSpeaks You see dude @5:17 when Wilt hits that hook shot 3pointer?? OMFG face.lol

[@Diana-un5mu]

im 30 years old and never saw wilt play or do anything. i only learned about him after his death. from video footage ive seen, stories told ... people, wilt was not a once in a lifetime athlete! im sure in my lifetime i will never see anyone come close to wilt, he truly was once in a millennium. truly the goat

[@acewilliams7917]

Thanks for posting this vid. I keep telling guys that the greatest player to hit the hardwood belongs to a big man. Mike Jordan would not be able to stop this guy.

[@eddiebowles7903]

They changed the rules to make it harder for Wilt and easier for his opponents. That in itself shows how dominant he was. They literally said we are going to change the way the game itself is played so Wilt doesn’t shit on everyone as much.

[@beauboman8769]

They changed shit like goaltending didn't exist lmao

[@fsvelten]

“as much” ;)

[@geestack9002]

@@beauboman8769 not just goaltending they took away the slam dunk you cannot dunk in the NBA for a long time that's why in the 70s when the ABA was established a lot of young college students started going to the ABA because you can play your game the NBA did not allow you to grab the rim or touch the rim so you couldn't dunk so a lot of players opted out for the ABA

[@geestack9002]

@@beauboman8769 dude you really need to look at some old films and check out how the NBA was back then because you're getting on here talkin out the side of your neck half the s*** you saying don't even make sense you just don't like Wilt Chamberlain but no matter what you say the statistics are there to prove Jordan is not the greatest of all time that's like saying Larry Holmes is the greatest of all times because he beat Muhammad Ali to death which made Muhammad Ali have to retire

[@beauboman8769]

@@geestack9002 nah I've literally watched the tapes and its stupid as fuck how much people ride chamberlain's nuts. Nobody knew how to play basketball back then it's obvious that someone like that would dominate.. but people wanna say 50 inch vertical and shit like that. You can literally tell his vertical is around 35 inches.

[@themakeman100]

Wilt is the greatest basketball player to ever play the game

[@bucketmouth7667]

Probably the greatest athlete of all time. Also the strongest. In about 1971 I was watching a Laker game with my dad. My dad was the baddest man I have even met in my life. He was 6'3" and 220 in his prime. He was a bar owner in a rough part of town and cleaned the bar up from bikers, whom he was targeted by and was jumped by 3 bikers (per the leader) -- he kicked the crap out of all 3 and put 2 in the hospital (this is just one of many "incidents"). People (bullies and bad guys) were terrified of him. He was even approached by a couple of mob guys that offered him a job as a collector. Anyway, my dad told me while watching that game that "...Wilt Chamberlain is the strongest man I've ever seen. He is so strong, he has muscles in his shit."

[@robertdonnell1542]

TRUE DAT...

[@kurtadams3021]

Preach

[@carterbilbro4615]

formerib HAHAHAHA

[@legendary2553]

Agreed

[@trentmason009]

I've never understood the argument for GOAT being anyone other than Wilt. All the arguments have to tear him down to hold water. "Sure, Wilt had a 100 point game and that fear will never be repeated, but today's NBA is different." That number alone is staggering. Then you round it out with all his other stats and sheer athleticism ... Man, dude was a God! Only man with an argument that rivals Wilt's case for GOAT is the all-time scoring leader. However, since Karl Malone isn't the second best player ever to play the game, then that argument of scoring doesn't hold up.

[@MrWolverine155]

Wilt was ultra gentleman, a monster among men, intelligent, and a man's man. Score 100 points a game, never gets tired and able to have stamina to sleep with 250 women a week. That ain't no ultra athlete, nor a GOAT, That is a Godly man.🏀

[@letmegetuhhh3959]

R. Enigma Wolverine Brown nigga said 250 women a week lmaoooooooo

[@MrWolverine155]

Let Me Get Uhhh lol

[@UncleJay27]

R. Enigma Wolverine Brown Wilt is from another dimension!

[@legacyofmocarony2944]

R. Enigma Wolverine Brown bruhh, tht killin' me.. fo suree

[@bucketmouth7667]

You're right about everything, except for him being a "Godly man." Godly men are men of God.

[@protochris]

If Wilt played today he'd be an easy triple double almost every night; he'd lead the league in rebounds, blocks, and top 5 in scoring. He'd also be in top 5 for assists as a passing big man. The only thing Wilt couldn't do is shoot the three and make free throws. No man today can come close to his ability-period!

[@detroitdrama3]

U sound so dumb af

[@todwilliams1249]

@@detroitdrama3 you need to apply that comment to yourself!

[@jackbrawner4555]

Wilt led the league in assists one year, just to prove he could do it.

[@DanielJones-sx8qz]

The three pointer did come into the league into 1979 so I’m sure wilt was shooting threes too

[@larryaldama1673]

👍🏀🙏🏽

[@purplemonkeydishwasher4241]

Great move by Wilt at 2:07 while being guarded by Russell. Just a super quick and athletic play.

[@MikeJones-rk1un]

Wilt and Russell had some great matches but off the court they were great friends. They both had a great sense of humor and never let up on the court but after the game had dinner at each others homes. This was easily the best duel in NBA history. Russell-Chamberlain.

[@BobSinPA]

Celtics won more often because they had more depth/better team, but "Wilt Chamberlain averaged 30.0 points, 28.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 94 games versus Bill Russell in his career." I'm sure those numbers would be even higher if you took out the last couple of years, when he was older and a little slower.

[@latymz]

Wow, he was amazingly athletic. So underrated and underappreciated in current times. He would have been insanely wealthy and famous now with social media ect.. I have to admit I didn't know all this about his physical prowess.

[@anthonybanks1948]

All time NBA draft wilt going number one hands down

[@robertoamarillas]

Of course

[@mikeliterous2733]

0:30 man shaking a baby’s hand

[@stephenmarte9929]

And he was 56 years old I think 😂

[@harrypenhall3722]

Best Athlete of All Time

[@kellyhigdon348]

you people talking about Jordan labron Kobe wake up your too young the best ever talk about play makers pistel Pete

[@spirit1366]

I MET WILT 1971 I TOLD HIM HE WAS GREAT HE SAID"I KNOW"

[@mikeco7312]

SPIRIT 13 Agreed! Wilt is the GOAT. Haters thrashed me for saying so

[@kurtadams3021]

Both of you where right 👍🏾

[@blaisehanon]

Wilt was a legit super human no one deserves this name more than him not from this planet 7"2,mid to high 40's vertical,great stamina,running like a guard and strong as a rhino unbeatable!!

[@Handle35667]

Did anyone see him shake Shaq’s hand? He almost tore off Shaq’s arm.

[@nostalgicbliss5547]

Old man strength

[@MrShiv231]

I couldn’t believe that, it looked like he might actually tear his arm off

[@brady.widlake]

I bet he could pick shaq up

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

@@brady.widlake Bob Lanier's first year in the NBA was 1971, and he weighed about 290 because he'd been laid up with a knee injury. In his own words, Wilt "picked me up like a cup of coffee" during a game.

[@lloydkline1518]

@@brady.widlake early 1960s wilt shaq;wilt paper weigh shaq :: warm up bench press shaq

[@jimmycastro2293]

Wilt is the only guy with 2, 3, 4, & 5 men on his back & Still Dunk!!!

[@georgestavrinides5082]

I didn't even know who this guy was a month ago. Man he was a beast. I'm in awe of his height, his strength and his athletic ability

[@paulgeorge9228]

he was a harlem globetrotter too

[@rogerpeet7399]

I saw Wilt play LIVE from about 15 feet from the court ! We had front row seats in Portland, Oregon at the Trail Blazers games from 1970 - 1995. Wilt was and is the best basketball player the NBA has ever seen. No one in their prime could challenge him. It is sad that memories are short and video doesn't show the REAL WILT.

[@josephjohnroe3678]

Wilt, Jim Brown, Bo and Carl Lewis are in categories of their own.

[@captokyo]

Barry Sanders as well

[@VanHalen2TheTop]

3:30 When Arnold says you're strong, you're superhuman

[@3dgar7eandro]

Arnold schwarzenegger won Mrs Olympia and was a top class culturist but wasn't the world strongest man... Not even close. Obviously he could lift very heavy weights but his goal was gaining maximum equilibrium between volume and definition, not being the strongest. That said, obviously Wilt (2.16 mts) was and impressive athletes and lifter, but if you see for example Dwayne Johnson (1.91mts) have a similar body and complexion compared to Arnold (1.88) and he couldn't even get close to the 450 pounds (roughly 205kg) Shaquille O'neil (2.16 mts) bench pressed. So is logical for Arnold to being amazed after seen Wilt strength.

[@Poloskii]

@@3dgar7eandro even at its worse wilt could lift 500. But he was doing that at 50, in his prime he was seen lifting 600 pounds and he wouldnt even be sweating

[@TrevanR8501]

Even Goat is an understatement, dudes a freakin god

[@theoneandonly9282]

therealist811 he never had close to the team of mj

[@MikeJones-rk1un]

Sorry to tell you that if it's about titles, William Fenton Russell kills MJ and Larry Legend schooled MJ regularly. MJ=ball hog. Look at rebounds and assists to see who made their team mates better.

[@MikeJones-rk1un]

But Kareem use to lead the fastbreak all the time, when he didn't come back on D.

[@billmilligan7272]

I agree with therealist811. MJ is the GOAT of basketball. He did every single thing on the court superlatively. Wilt is possibly the greatest athelete who ever lived. But he wasn't the greatest basketball player. Forget rings -- just like Shaq, he couldn't shoot free throws for shit. Don't get me wrong, he's still a GREAT basketball player -- for instance I think Wilt still has the record for most field goals successfully made in a row, which absolutely kills the idea that he was just a volume shooter. But to be the greatest, you can't suck at anything. And MJ, who is honestly probably a greater basketball player than Babe Ruth was a baseball player, and greater than Tom Brady is a football player, and greater than Wayne Gretzky was a hockey player -- for all his greatness and his mental discipline and natural atheticism and tremendous basketball skill, couldn't translate that over into baseball, doing just okay in the minors. On the other hand, Wilt tried out for the Kansas City Chiefs and made the pros look like children in one day. They're both great, but Wilt was greater in a much wider variety of circumstances. Hell, Wilt was even a better actor. MJ was "only" a basketball great.

[@redace6649]

Even if Wilt only played a single season in the NBA and then retired, he'd still be the record holder for highest points per game and rebounds per game in a season. That's how superior Wilt was.

[@MrTrininick098]

Wilt and Bill Russell should be the Nba logo period, 2 great men that represent different perspectives of the game.

[@Thedog674]

i think jerry west deserves it, his protest against the nba changed the league forever

[@bucketmouth7667]

+Brock Boeser Agreed! Not to mention that West is in the top 10 greatest basketball players of all time (Wilt is #1!!!). The younger generation is clueless as to how great West was.

[@dacreativebrinson66]

Brock Boeser we all know why HE was the logo, stop the bullshit

[@bucketmouth7667]

+deon brinson I guess not -- why?

[@markgunther2502]

LOL Idiots that think Russell was great. "But he had 10 rings". LOL idiots. If Chamberlain had been on the Celtics and Russell had been on Wilt's teams, Wilt would have had 14 rings and Russell would have had 0. Russell was only 6'9". He'd be manhandled by even average centers today. He wouldn't even be able to play forward in the NBA today. Wilt would dominate any era especially today's game where players can dislodge and can't hand check or can't play 3 on 1 ball denial.

[@stevenygabbyperez695]

I always felt like he was the most impressive athlete and arguably the best of all time but it seems like he never got that kind of respect. The old commentators seemed to dismiss his achievements a like they were not at the same level of more contemporary players. Hopefully he will start to get the respect he had deserved all along.

[@vinrusso821]

Wilt really doesn't need help with stories of what he's done, all one has to do is compare him in highschool at 7'2 and someone like Bol Bol that is about the same but measured in sneakers. The athleticism is not even close. You hear about all these 6'10 guys in the NBA. If your 6'8 they say 6'10. 7 footers today are really 6'10 maybe more..Wilt's 440, high jump, shot put and triple jump medals in a major college needs no hyping, it's hard to explain just how amazing that a 7'2 guy could highjump 6'6, hold the Kansas shot put record at 53 feet and more.

[@syncmonism]

Bol was considerably taller actually. If you see pictures of Bol standing next to other top 5 tallest players, you can see that he was the tallest ever. However, Bol was a very thin, petite man for his height, weighing less than 200 lbs when he started playing. Bol did very well considering that he was actually a lot older than his recorded age, but he doesn't really compare to Wilt.

[@fwc9500]

@slip satch lol wow, True, very true.

[@kurtadams3021]

IN MY OPINION THE GREATEST BASKETBALL PLAYER AT ANY LEVEL.

[@No-zf3dz]

Greatest athlete of all time

[@lloydkline7245]

tyler No my hero the black superman

[@larryaldama1673]

👍🏀🙏🏽

[@bryanmiller6110]

He would dominate today, there is no one today that could stay with him

[@817zac4]

I truly believe in my heart that him and bill Russell were the best of all time

[@donaldlewis1347]

As a young boy of 12 years old my brother and cousin met Wilt at the Jack Tar hotel in San Francisco. He could not have been more gracious. He a made a true impression on me on how to treat a person

[@ice_man81]

Imagine if Wilt played 20 years like Kareem. He’d be the goat without a doubt.

[@jerrybrownell3633]

Both Chamberlain and Russell only played 13 years so their career stats would have increased.

[@UselessVoidBobo]

Jerry Brownell and Wilt is still at the Top 10 All-Time Scoring List by only playing in 13 Seasons. He actually still can play for more years but decided to focus on Volleyball.

[@em_vee_p6276]

4600A

[@newyorkd308]

He's still the GOAT!

[@Amick44]

@@UselessVoidBobo they had respect for what they accomplished. They didn't hang around as backups or 2nd rate centers.

[@chris-rope-a-dope-cope3559]

0:54 Damn! He’s faster than Sonic!

[@greensmithfootball10]

When Shaq was shaking Wilt's hand he had that look on his face like "damn that's a grown man right there"

[@southwest1988]

Wilt the Greatest of All

[@kurtadams3021]

This is true

[@geraldreyes2714]

that is why mj didnt say he was the goat. he didnt have the privilege to duke it out with the other legends before him. so he really couldnt tell.

[@GALuigi]

The best to ever play the game!

[@OptimusSlime404]

GOAT

[@Wyatt_lifts40]

R.I.p wilt

[@oscarmcghee3605]

Wilt,might have also been the goat...in the bed ...so i heard BYE Oscar milky.

[@spaceorbison]

Never realized how good he actually was... and that footage of him running looks unreal

[@davidwilliamson8861]

My Favorite Athlete of all-time, and One of my Favorite people!!!! Thanks WILT

[@muserussell2377]

Wilt is the best basketball player ever

[@kurtadams3021]

True

[@JoFirpo100]

The Best Player of All Time👍🚀

[@SV-bx5lr]

ive never seen that two hand block by wilt before at 4:30

[@kurtadams3021]

Incredible

[@paul_devos]

Nice audio clip with Larry Brown. I know Magic can't comment on today's players...but I wonder if he would remember that game of 5-on-5. Would love to hear him comment on that. Helps when you have coaches who coached players in this era (Larry Brown) and others who are directly involved with players today (e.g. Magic) weigh in. I mean, it is what it is, but they can help give Chamberlain his rightful due.

[@43vert]

Great comment, that must have been a hell of a game, Wilt blocking all the shots !

[@chrisgriffin9443]

Paul DeVos the

[@Ananse15]

00:53 Yo that speed boost 😳😳

[@kingstondavis6730]

Dee Vinci the nba needs longer court because of that

[@lexbeltran1354]

I can only imagine Wilt in today's NBA

[@ronbonora7872]

He would be unstoppable in today's NBA.

[@bordertown]

The game of volleyball would have never taken off like it did if it weren't for Wilt.

[@tpsam]

bordertown that's why he's hall of famers... yeah of both sports!

[@dukekelloway5328]

You mean the game of volleyball in America. It was doing just fine overseas.

[@larryaldama1673]

👍

[@paulb4496]

The 1972 championship Lakers practiced at my High school (Inglewood High) I got to see the whole team leave the Gym. Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Pat Riley, Gail Goodrich ,Happy Hairston, Jim McMillan, Leroy Ellis, Keith Erickson. They won 33 consecutive games that year (still a record).

[@FirstPlace97]

Great opening to the video. Also, great to see a new upload. I don't know how you get all of this footage, but it's quality! Wilt is my favorite player and an icon of basketball and athleticism in general.

[@smoothkiller777]

not giant, he is the best ATHLETE EVER !

[@lloydkline7245]

smoothkiller777 my hero i two of his books

[@prettysure3085]

Lebron

[@bashaman9297]

@@prettysure3085 you're joking. Wilt had a 48 inch vert (the highest in the NBA ever). Wilt had speed equivalent to Bron (4.6 40 yard dash). Could bench 500 pounds (more than Shaq). Could bench 465 at age 59. Was literally 7ft1. Had a wingspan of 7ft8. Had hands bigger than Kawhi Leonard Weighed 125kg. His BMI being higher than LeBron and as we both know they're both pure muscle meaning that Wilt was no slouch in terms of gurth. There simply is no comparison between the two. Wilt is the greatest athlete ever. A true physical SPECIMEN.

[@smoothkiller777]

@@prettysure3085 lebron is litl kid when u compare him and Chamberlain!

[@panzoid2.064]

@@smoothkiller777 its basically a two year old vs and adult.

[@king_supreme1102]

I got respect for Joel Embiid now.

[@FrankLee-qd3hy]

Kinda tells you what kind of a scoring machine Gale Goodrich was that he won an NBA scoring title while playing on a team with Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West. Wilt was and still is the GOAT as far as NBA centers go for my money... 👍

[@FrankLee-qd3hy]

Amen to that... 🏀👍

[@johnbryan2414]

As far as I can tell there is no question if he was the strongest to play basketball. He was by far.

[@IceManLikeGervin]

Wilt The Stilt!!!

[@JohnDoe-bk4px]

IceManLikeGervin nah the big dipper. Every wilt fan knows that he hated being called the stilt. He liked being called the big dipper

[@IceManLikeGervin]

Fair enough...

[@lloydkline7245]

IceManLikeGervin wilt was unstoppable in the low post when he wheels towards the basket

[@koreanqpatriot4595]

Greatest Forever

[@mbrower3304]

l'm so glad l had the opportunity to watch Wilt play. We didn't have an NBA team in Pittsburgh. Philly v Boston was usually on CBS. What a treat!

[@keslyjoseph1239]

Did you witness the 100 point game? Please tell me!!

[@yourroyalhighness7662]

Wilt was simply incredible. He was often highly critical of the young giant who was his successor, Kareem Abdul-Jabber. But he also gave Kareem a huge compliment when he said of KAJ: “He was the only man I ever needed help with.”

[@mahlonthomas1775]

The greatest

[@kurtadams3021]

True

[@elvispresley5921]

Just the intangibles of Wilt Chamberlain are incredible. Unless you shot the ball from the outside , you'd haveta change your shot cuz Wilt was gonna be going after it. I'd like to see a study done to see if opposing teams Fg % dropped a bit while they played Wilt ( especially the Fwd's & center's)....I'd bet they DO go down. Anything near Wilt wooda gotten batted away , or lofted or changed in a big enuff way , to throw it off half the time. No matter what highlight you see of this guy , if someone is within 10-12 feet of Wilt, he went after it. Also, Wilt Chamberlain was a finesse player! He wood time blocks cuz he knew he cood jump high enuff to get to 'em that way. He didnt havta bull-doze thru people. You guys havta remember...Wilt is a product of his environment. He didnt grow up in the 80's or 90's. He grew up learning the game the way it was played at the time. If players back then did a 360 dunk , it was considered in bad taste , as if your rubbing something in..etc. It's not like he coodnt do it , lol. Wilt was physically capable of ANYTHING. I honestly wish Wilt DID do tomahawk dunks & and 360's. However i truly believe that if Wilt had played the game the same way Shaq did, Wilt wooda been thrown out of the NBA in a fuggin HEARTBEAT!! You guys have heard the stories. When Wilt DID play against Magic Johnson , Worthy , King. (the best the NBA had to offer in the 80's AND in their prime ).... Wilt whooped 'em like a dog. Wilt , ANY era , ANY style , Wilt is the G.O.A.T. .......enuff said!

[@Iwillnotbepushed]

I didn’t get to see Wilt play when he was living. If footage of him did not exist people would say you’re making thing up. I wish footage existed of Wilt dunking his free throws. I have zero doubt he did just that too. RIP Wilt Chamberlain. Thank you for the memories.

[@frankzito1660]

Seeing Wilt live was truly an event. He was literally a giant. Perfectly proportioned and behemoth. The greatest ever to play the game and maybe the greatest athlete ever. No one ever talks about his friendship with Arnold Palmer who told the story about one of Wilts first rounds of golf. He shot an 83 with Palmer literally showing him how to play. Incredible.

[@andrewcarroll7641]

Basketball's current disrespect for Wilt Chamberlain is completely baffling.

[@SchwizzzyProductions]

Wilt was amazing

[@shigsho]

Wilt in todays game 50 pts 25 rebounds 10 blocks and 15 assists per night. I saw him play so many times and there will never be another like him. Guard fast, great leaper and tireless. What a passer!

[@vernonnilesjr8752]

R.i.p 2 the 1 and only Wilt the stilt Chamberlain he was really something else a rare specimen that we won't see ever again total package 💯💯🙏✊🏀🏀🏀

[@headinajar]

If someone ever needed to be cloned, I'd say this dude fits the bill.

[@larryaldama1673]

🤣👍🏀

[@briancollison9125]

Best center ever

[@marianopie3785]

The original goat. He'd be the best player in the league in any era

[@edmckimmy6159]

I too was fortunate enough to see Wilt in his prime the things he did were just taken for granted only now because of KZbin and watching his archive can you appreciate the athlete that he truly was including his many accomplishments 😱👏💪

[@xanderbasketball2373]

Well said

[@RubbinRobbin]

People think he couldn't bench 600 pounds and yet they don't look at the mans proportions. Compared him to Shwarzennegger in that photo. He's twice as tall and his muscles are built large, veins popping out like he's a Gymnast. There are guys who look big but aren't strong and than there are guys that are rock solid and are crazy tight, guys like Bruce Lee, like chizeled. The guy looks like he has potential for a 600 pound bench, although he likely doesn't heavy lift. Like Arnold says he does a lot of reps of simple weight which are crazy heavy compared to short people like Arnold.

[@MrGoldenthroat]

Wilt did bench press over 600 lbs. twice!

[@rohansabharwal8101]

Round yah facts. At his peak he weighed 310 to 320 but it was never listed. Arnold weighed 250 and couldnt even bench close to him and wilt is not even a bodybuilder or powerlifter.

[@lloydkline7245]

Round wilt was not a power lifter, it was not healthy fo wilt to bench press that kind of weight, he was super strong

[@Jordan-th3pr]

The reason people think he couldn't bench that much is because tall guys can not bench as much as shorter people because of the longer arms. The tall guys are stronger but it is easier for shorter guys to bench more weight because there is less space needed to perform the movement. Let alone Wilt Chamberlain who was 7'1 with a 7'8 wingspan. I'm not saying he didn't do it but I highly doubt he did that much weight considering he also claimed to also sleep with 20,000 women. All time great though.

[@endrx444]

I guess being 6'3 is short lol

[@jingqi9106]

The story about Gus Johnson is even more amazing when you consider how strong Gus was. But Wilt was so powerful and huge!

[@theseaofred]

Give it 50 more years, MJ will be forgotten like Wilt. I'm only 37, so in about 50 years I'll be as disappointed about MJ being forgotten as Wilt did for our older generation.

[@choward5430]

If I could see God and ask him for two sports favors, I'd want to see Wilt play today. And I'd want to see Sugar Ray Robinson vs Floyd Mayweather. I already know what would happen. But I still want to see it. Oh! I'd want to see Jim Brown in today's NFL.

[@43vert]

Wilt was unbelievable, as was Jim Brown. I read one time they were at a party and decided to race, I think Wilt ran barefoot and won. As far as Sugar Ray and Floyd go, I'd like to see some of a young Roy Jones Jr. in that mix !

[@tpsam]

Bo Knows confirm on the race story. In Italy one of the most prominent journalist delivered that story. He's also an eyewitness of a game in ucla in which retired Wilt repeatedly rejected prime magic lay ups. No more lay up in this gym He said after magic called on him offensive foul. Then he executed according to those words that he pronounced.

[@tpsam]

Yeah obviously seeing the video my memory is a bit messy but that pretty much the same story.

[@KING-hl2rp]

Floyd wouldn't fight sugar

[@mikemccoy3430]

Ray Robinson did not beat Marvin Hagler.

[@corronramone2389]

they should make a movie about him

[@todwilliams1249]

Agreed!!

[@el34glo59]

Hell yeah. And include all the crazy stories

[@chrisb3738]

Who would play him?

[@jakibahsandy904]

@@chrisb3738 me nigga

[@mikewallace6141]

Saw Wilt play several times.Probably the greatest basketball player ever.Gentle Giant.Very nice Man.To say he was Strong.. Is an Understatement!!!

[@Shinobi6407]

Real recognizes real! Embiid knows greatness when he sees it.