Wilt Chamberlain's INHUMAN Vertical Leap! TOP of the backboard with ONE STEP!?

[@davonbenson4361]

You know your doing something, when Wilkins call you inhuman.

[@Cedericoco]

This is Dominique Wilkins ??? I had not recognized him wow

[@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212]

@@Cedericoco You hadn't recognized him? Wow!

[@Cedericoco]

@@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 he's changed quite a lot since last time I saw his face, but then again nothing really interesting, I agree.

[@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212]

@@Cedericoco When was the last time you watched him, in the 80's? Lol

[@Cedericoco]

@@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 mid 90s I believe.

[@BasketballJones48021]

I’d call him the best ever overall athlete in NBA history… and definitely one of the GOAT athletes in any sport! Thanks for this.

[@morrisparrish76]

That ain’t giving him his just due!

[@manumalia]

I would agree with your statement.

[@grizzlymac-tight]

​@@manumaliaman this video alone is scary. This is by far the most athletic 7+ footer the game has ever seen. He's basically like a powerful 2 guard who's 7 feet. And not like skinny durant. It's like giannis on steroids with better legs. People need to put respect on wilts name.

[@manumalia]

@@grizzlymac-tight I agree 💯!!

[@allaboutthemurzic]

@@grizzlymac-tightMost physical dominant and athletic ever Hes basically shaq mixed with dwight howard mixed with giannis but better

[@bossplayermfs5972]

Connie Hawkins confirmed that Wilt Chamberlain was one of two people that he seen touch the top of the backboard so i think the best way to describe Wilt Chamberlain is surreal.

[@angelkelley7160]

Such an incredible athlete.

[@jadams6419]

That’s fucking crazy he keeps getting higher when he is in the air his hang time is underrated to. 😮

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

And remember he was weighting at that time 290

[@ghostface9463]

​@Al Simmons hell spawn Wilt was 250 or so I think in this clip . This was college Wilt who had a 45 inch vertical . Wilt was 300 pounds or so by 1964 and had around a 42 inch vertical think . I believe also ran a 4.5 40 yard dash in a workout with the Kansas City Chiefs in dress pants while being barefoot which is talked about in detail in a 1964 newspaper

[@justinkynegranger8701]

​@@ghostface9463 and in 67 Wilt was 310

[@a-a-rondavis9438]

​@@ghostface9463Wilt only passed the 300's by his Laker days, where weights became the priority for health and strength, instead of his youth where he could deal with being 255-275 lbs. Most of his athletic feats were from the 76ers era and before. His best track and field days were at Kansas, and his best vertical and Lateral athleticism feats were in his early years in the league.

[@isaksidenius7059]

@@a-a-rondavis9438 look at his body in his Phili days he is deffinently gitring the gym and around 290-300 in 1966-68. Those were his prime games and also where he Got the quintuble double.

[@charlesjohnson536]

OL'🐐👑WILT CHAMBERLAIN#13 .. THE MOST ATHLETIC .. AND DOMINANT PLAYER IN NBA 🏀 HISTORY ..

[@geraldpierson2970]

To put his leaping ability in perspective, he is the only player that can block Kareem " skyhook ".. You will never ever see another Wilt Chamberlain!! Until someone breaks his 48 minutes per game for an entire season including playoffs. Then I'll be impressed. 🇺🇸 1st 4ever

[@jimwinchester339]

The most impressive part of this stat is that, during his averaging 48 minutes per games, he NEVER fouled out!! So he also was one of the *cleanest* players of all time.

[@trumpisaconfirmedcuck5840]

A few others blocked it. Obviously some people blocked it from behind, but that doesn't really count. Ralph Sampson (7'4) blocked it. Robert Parish (7'1) blocked it. Bill Willoughby (6'8) might have blocked it but it might have been a dunk. Hakeem Olajuwon (7') blocked it. Nate Thurmond (7') blockd it. Manute Bol (7'7) blocked it. Honorable mention: Artis Gilmore (7'2) had a crazy high block of it but was goaltending. Wilt is the only one who blocked it multiple times (on video) that we've seen and that was Wilt after his knee injury. There are 4 videos of him blocking it (3 here). Many old timers have said Wilt blocked it MANY MORE times but most of Wilt's career is NOT on video.

[@manumalia]

And that was a heavier Wilt with a bum knee. Imagine what prime Wilt would do to Kareem. And Kareem is one of the greats! A top 3-5 all time great!

[@allaboutthemurzic]

@@manumalia1. Wilt 2. everyone else

[@missayawk]

Bill Willoughby blocked Kareem's hook shot too. Blocked it at its apex too. That rarely happened to Kareem. I think only Wilt and Nate Thurmond were the only others to do it too.

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

Wilt chamberlain was far more athletic and stronger than shaq without any peds, was a gym rack , never was out shape even as a old man,he was a freak of nature, with the strength of a bear the speed of a dear, and the stamina of a racing horse 🐎 🏇

[@jadams6419]

Tim Duncan Rodman Ben Wallace in spurts ……. All these guys shut Shaq down. I could only imagine him against wilt. Shaq wouldn’t be able to handle Artis Gilmore for fuk sake. Or even. I even seen Sabonis hold shaq down like nothing.

[@jadams6419]

Wilt had very good core strength and naturally knew how to use leverage you can tell especially when he got rebounds notice how the ball was never slapped out his hands. Shaq was strong but he didn’t know how to use leverage he would just lean his body weight and depend on a basket. He would commit an offensive foul everytime if he played in wilts era. He be kicked out the league in one game.

[@justinkynegranger8701]

Wilt won't last 10 mins against Wilt.. Wilt in his prime was constantly running the court making plays and even chasing guards.. just imagine how can Shaq catch up with Wilt... Not to mention Wilt had an unstoppable Fadeaway which made Wilt even harder to guard

[@hamasagaming8607]

@@justinkynegranger8701 People don't realize HOW FAST Wilt was, the guy was a true athlete, and he RAN the floor. On both ends. While playing all 48 minutes. It's unreal how good the guy was

[@ScottBintner]

​@@justinkynegranger8701 huh?

[@southwest1988]

Wilt Chamberlain above all !!!

[@WrongButtonWB]

Arguable the most remarkable human speciman to have ever lived and, most likely, the greatest athlete of all time. Wilt is, easily, the goat, in my book. No one even comes close.

[@truthoverfalsehood__8757]

Nah people back in the days used to be taller and more athletic the more you go back in time unlike you learn in school. 2000 years ago in Africa there were athletic 9 and 10 footers running around and all over the planet alot of huge people existed.

[@morrisparrish76]

WTF do you mean arguably or most likely?

[@morrisparrish76]

Get rid of “arguable & most likely” and you are now stating fact!……very good young man!

[@manumalia]

@@truthoverfalsehood__8757 Can you recommend that sci fi book? Sounds fun. Even more fun while smoking something and believing it, I´m sure.

[@manumalia]

I agree 100

[@bubot17]

Greatest of all time

[@jesuschrististhelord9937]

Bro. That last clip I have never seen that’s insanely high his head is clearly above the rim

[@Mr.DontPlay100]

That's without a running star. They talk about old school players. They forget that Chamberlain faced Kareem. That jumping ability don't change. If anything Chamberlain would rule all Era.

[@WiltChamberlainArchive]

Anyone ever see a player get higher than the last clip? If so, how about off one step? This might be a jump that tops them all.

[@jt1231313]

But we have not had the 🐐 discussion about Wilt yet???

[@EKTELESTES]

Bill Russell says in one of his books that nobody in the NBA could jump higher than Wilt from the crouch position. And if Bill said that, then you know what the deal is..!

[@PIP...33]

@@EKTELESTES WILT HOLD MOST OF RECORDS AND STATS IN NBA HISTORY. AND ALSO HIS ABILITIES SKILLS ARE GOAT TOO. IF U COMPARE ANY OTHER PLAYER, HIM AND HAKEEM OLAJUWON HAVE LEAST WEAKNESS IN THEIR GAME. NO OTHER PLAYER CAN COMPARE WITH THOSE 2.

[@alfarabi73]

Because of the angle of the camera, it's still hard to tell precisely how high he goes up.

[@RetroNBA42]

@@PIP...33Kareem

[@anthonymuex8387]

My understanding is that it is known that he has done at least 500lbs. and Shaq 450lbs.,and that Wilt did 465 at 59 years old.

[@nolaanderson8770]

Stop the video at 0:28 and watch Wilt's teammate, #14...he just goes slack-jawed, in stunned amazement

[@anthonymuex8387]

People have to realize the athletic ability of Wilt and Bill Russell.Wilt high -jumper 6-61/2 in college, and Bill Russell high jump just over 6-9!

[@jonathanosborn4800]

They did hurdles, 100 meter, the 1/4 mile, high jump. They were both true super-athletes.

[@manumalia]

@@jonathanosborn4800 Yeah, Russell was crazy athletic too. I have seen footage of him jumping over another player when going to the basket. Still, Wilt is the better athlete of the two.

[@AnHebrewChild]

No way that could be true. Everyone knows that everything evolves and always gets better over time. just like musicians today are more skilled than Bach... (sarcasm) (people are so dumb)

[@mathewstovell5167]

@@AnHebrewChild Took the words out of my mouth. Everyone brain washed by Darwinian 'science' to believe EVERYTHING gets better.

[@atti_odyssey]

So underrated

[@morrisparrish76]

That’s what can happen when you’re a Jordan lover or WNC hater!

[@atti_odyssey]

@@morrisparrish76 ?

[@morrisparrish76]

@@atti_odyssey This is what can happen when you ignore the message & dwell on the messenger!

[@Nirsterkur]

Wilt the GOAT Chamberlain!

[@allistermcginlay6476]

There's a number of wilts contemporaries from his era that say, there's many that claim they could touch the top of the backboard but Wilt was one that could do it? He was measured at three times for his vertical and the highest was just before his knee injury and it was 13 foot 3 inches? What's amazing about Wilt, he blocked Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 times in one playoff season and how many could claim that achievement?

[@williamcosentino1995]

The 13' 3" is including his arm, extended, but, still, amazing ! ! !

[@anthonymuex8387]

Someone recorded him jumping 12-6,then 13-0 ,then 12-9(at different times). His reach was 9-6, so 12-6 would put vertical jump at 36 inches,13-0 would put his jump at 42 inches, and 12-9 would be at 39 inches.

[@paul_devos]

Yeah, this is a non-sensationalized view of Wilt's actually vertical jump. High Jumping involves contorting your limbs to get over a bar. A basketball leap doesn't care about your limbs, only the final stretch. Which also is a factor as most players do a "standing reach" without the shoulder joint extended, but once they do a vertical jump, they extend the shoulder at max reach to try to touch the apex height. That said, a much better measure of jumping ability only is the starting position of the head (e.g. height, Wilt a shade over 7'1") and Wilt's position of his head at the apex of his jump. There's no historical record of anyone, even at Kansas under Phog Allen that said Wilt hit his head on the rim. They also stated and Wilt stated that he could indeed dunk on 12 foot basket, but it was *difficult* (took many attempts). From my dunking experience you generally need about 4-5" above the rim provided you can palm a ball to dunk it (Wilt could easily palm a basketball). So Wilt's "apex" hand position at Kansas for those 12-foot basket dunks would have been at 12'5". Wilt's standing reach was 9'6" according to many sources. That means Wilt had a 35 inch vertical at Kansas to dunk that basketball. That's the same vertical as Blake Griffin btw. I've scoured for years for photos of Wilt's head on blocked shots and dunks -- again, looking for someone who's said or a photo of Wilt's head even with the rim. I've found a couple where he is very close to touching the rim with his head or if beside the rim, even with the rim. That said, for a 7'1" man, that would again be 35 inch vertical. I've got about 5 photos that show this and given all the prior claims of dunks from Kansas that also seems about right. The only problem with "35" is people's distorted view of how impressive 35 inches really is. Again, Blake Griffin, Darryl Dawkins, Roy Hinson, Larry Nance, Dwight Howard are a few of a very few number of guys that are 6'9 or taller and able to jump that high. For reference (or to pull/scrape the data set) you can go to the NBA.com's stats and sort for C's and PFs and get their vertical jumps here: www.nba.com/stats/draft/combine-strength-agility?CF=POSITION*E*C&SeasonYear=2000-01&dir=1&sort=MAX_VERTICAL_LEAP The average NBA vertical is about 28". Keep in mind, many players who can't jump well in these events don't jump at all. But another good proxy to measure the truth about anyone's vertical jump is where their head position is relative to the rim given their height. e.g. You'll see online that Shawn Kemp's vertical is 41 inches and he's 6'10. Where does that mean his head should be on his dunks? 3 inches above the rim. I've yet to find a photo with Shawn Kemp's head near that level. I *have* seen 15-20+ dunks where Kemp's head is about 4-5 inches below the rim. That's 33-34 inches. Again, Blake Griffin's vertical is 35.5 inches. Watch the dunks of Blake Griffin and tell me he's not getting higher than Kemp or Giannis and many others who purportedly have 40-50 inch verticals. Blake Griffin NBA Combine: www.nba.com/stats/draft/combine-strength-agility?SeasonYear=2009-10 When I went to Kansas, they had a 12-foot basket in the gym, because Dr. Phog Allen was advocating the 12-foot basket. I used to dunk on that basket. It was an effort, but I could do it.” - Wilt Chamberlain

[@Kodaira023]

​@@paul_devos there's a dude on youtube who's 6'10 and can press up his shoulder against the rim, head easily above the rim and his hand touches top of the backboard. His vert is in the 40s. So the stuff wilt says he did is certainly possible if his vert was in the low 40s since he's 3 inches taller and probably has a couple inches more in reach

[@trumpisaconfirmedcuck5840]

13'3" was highest recorded.

[@jerryren4076]

@@Kodaira023 but if you look at footages of Wilt, he's not even close to the jumping ability of that 6'10 guy you mentioned

[@phillipschuman4307]

@@paul_devos All that seems correct, in so far as it goes. However, you simply do not get (or very rarely get) the max vertical in game situations, in the way the max vertical is measured in the isolated way it is. Which is not pre-exhausted by playing in an actual game, or the need to save on energy for the legs for the rest of the game, and etc. Just as we never saw anything consistent with Jordan's alleged (and widely quoted and believed) 48 inch max vertical in game situations.

[@Ehh-nx7nk]

Amazing post as always

[@erfan3944]

oh my god! i 've never saw the second one, that is unbelievable, I mean the camera angle is not that bad either.

[@jeremymorris1227]

well, the angle sure ain't good.

[@thecookj454]

One of the greatest athletes of all time

[@paulokimbrillantes4250]

My Greatest Ever Basketbol player.

[@edbrewer5123]

7-footer with a 50 inch vertical. Yeah, that's fair.

[@JohnnyRodgers3]

It's probably around 40-45 inches

[@xbefri23]

@@JohnnyRodgers3 yeah, it would have to be about 40-42 inches in order for Wilt to reach the top of the backboard.

[@JohnnyRodgers3]

@@xbefri23 it was cited that he had a max reach of 13 ft 4 I think...wich would require about a 45-46 inch vert for him tho

[@a-a-rondavis9438]

Not 50, but what was mentioned in the above comment ^^ He had a stupid vertical, but 50 inches is kinda crazy to believe, considering he's practically 7'1" barefoot.

[@JohnnyRodgers3]

@@a-a-rondavis9438 I'd say it was about 42-45

[@UBboxing]

I'm just gonna say it in the bluntest way possible, wtf did I just witness.

[@anthonymuex8387]

Also, for a basketball player to push up that kind of weight is remarkable.A lot of NFL football players can't do that kind of weight! Just for the record, they showed Charles Barkley bench-press 405lbs.

[@glen7137]

Charles Barkley is pretty strong he was able to pick up Shaq and slam him into the floor

[@keeenen]

The real goat

[@samwelsh8241]

My favorite player (Dominique Wilkins) talking about my second favorite player (Wilt)

[@AnHebrewChild]

cool. Good to see someone who APPRECIATES Nique I shudder to think what he'd do in today's cupcake league

[@anthonymuex8387]

It was a short video on KZbin,Shaq vs Wilt at 50years old. One thing that probably hurts Wilt's case is that he played so long ago. I remember seeing him play on TV when I was 11 or 12,now I'm 62 (lol)!

[@morrisparrish76]

Time means nothing except to dickhead wilt haters!

[@anthonymuex8387]

Phil Jackson played against Wilt,and coached Shaq,and he said Wilt was more athletic than Shaq . Mind you Wilt and Shaq came into the NBA over 30 years apart!

[@morrisparrish76]

WADR to Tina turner “what’s time got to do with it”?

[@rodneyevans5353]

On that jump, his should was about parallel with the rim. Not many basketball pros could achieve that.

[@anselmaule865]

He used to dunk from the free throw line, he hit 20 of 25 shots from half court, sky hooked flat footed from 3 point range😮

[@Eiyzande]

hes doing this in converse 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@bobdavis3357]

BEST SPORTS CHANNEL

[@domanijames2127]

The wilt Glazing is wild… SIKE wilt Da goat ain’t no debate

[@ghostface9463]

There are many many testimonies that you can find on the internet on Wilt's supernatural strength but if you are talking about specifically how strong Wilt was at the bench press exercise then here is what I've seen. The only time I've ever seen Wilt himself talk about how strong he was happened in 2 1997 interviews when he was 61. He claimed that at his best he could bench press almost 600 pounds . I assume he meant he could bench press 585 pounds which is 6 plates . I have no idea where the 500 pound or 650 pound claim came from. Bench pressing 585 pounds is far far more than most men could ever do of course but I dont know where Wilkins got 650

[@SMURKCARTERYM]

Even 585 is still crazy

[@phillipschuman4307]

The longer a player is retired, the more his feats are exaggerated. Particularly when it's passed on by word of mouth, and the game of telephone type mistakes are added in.

[@jetonselimi4274]

We know that in the NBA they lie about "height, weight, vertical inch" in many things, especially when it comes to stars, otherwise it cannot be explained why MJ is 48 and Gerald Green (clearly a higher vertical inch) is 44.

[@manumalia]

I have always said that exact same thing. KD is 7 feet tall one day, and 6'10 on the next one. Whatever. And there is no way that Gerald Green's vertical is less than Jordan's.

[@goodgameskoe7969]

The nba be lying I just said this they make up stories he is jumping but 50 they also said it’s 44 to 46 Lol how we know the rim was ten back then ion believe shit 💯

[@ThomasBridges-k2k]

Yeah the very first high riser 😊

[@epmstrathss4222]

At :13, then :19 seconds in and again at :24… is Wilt’s arm (triceps…) banging into the rim?

[@jeremytucker8853]

Wilt was more mobile than any center today. Its no doubt in my mind that he would be able to adjust his game to shooting the 3 pointer if needed. With the conditioning and three adjustment along with his natural abilities he would average even more points due to the less physicality in today's game.

[@jonathanosborn4800]

Davis I think has better lateral and backwards moving movement, he just has that smooth defensive footwork. Wilt had such amazing speed and strength and was not a stiff

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

@@jonathanosborn4800 Wilt was also much taller. Davis was 6'9.25" tall at his combine.

[@AnHebrewChild]

yeah but... he wouldn't need to shoot the 3 ball

[@anthonymuex8387]

Not saying that other athletes couldn't touch the top of the backboard, but these were exceptional athletes before their time!

[@morrisparrish76]

Other athletes didn’t have a rule changed because of it!

[@gabrielguerrero3404]

He’s 7’1….his head at rim level or slightly higher would mean he has a 35-40 inch vertical which is still high but not unheard of. His hand reaching as high as the man explains has more to do with how long his arms and hands were, that would be vertical reach not vertical jump. Dwight Howard who’s much shorter than wilt realistically around 6’9 was very close to reaching the top of the backboard while testing his vertical reach in the show sports science(they measured his jump at 39.5 inches) which helps confirm my estimate of wilt’s vertical at 35-40 inches and not 50 like a lot of people claim

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

Dwight's max reach was 12'8". Wilt was recorded at 13'3". At KU and by NBA refs. Dwight did that with a full on run and no one on the court with great sneakers. Wilt is that high in a game, with one step, timing a block and in Chuck Taylor's. Wilt had a 45" vert when he was younger and lighter. Show me video of Dwight anywhere near this height in a game.

[@gabrielguerrero3404]

@@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 until you get video of that it’s make believe. If you believe that then I got some water that can make you fly to sell you. The evidence is there for Dwight where is the evidence for wilt?

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

@@gabrielguerrero3404 LOL Wilt is just as high as Dwight has ever gotten right here in this GAME. Show me video of Dwight any where near this height in a game. You can't. not even close. Again, NBA refs and KU are liars? There's no video of Wilt dunking his free throws BUT the rule was changed by Tex Winter when he witnessed him doing it. You know who Tex Winter is? Another liar? BUT, I bet you believe that Jordan has a 48" vert. Well, he doesn't. His trainer made that claim. It's more like 42". He had a standing reach of 8'10" and a reported max reach of 12'4". Do the math. If Wilt could get this high in a GAME, he can get much higher on a max reach test.

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

@@gabrielguerrero3404 Pause the video at 54 seconds. Number 33 I'm pretty sure is 6'9"(barefoot) Jack Paar. Same height as KD, AD and Dwight Howard. Yes, he's crouching but look where Wilt's feet are. lmao C'mon. Stop it.

[@gabrielguerrero3404]

@@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 you’re using a video without measurements to get your info lmao gtfoh that’s a joke. When it’s convenient for you no proof except a video estimating his reach is enough for you but you brought up Jordan saying there’s no proof either besides looking at games where it could be a 48 inch jump….lol pick one bro. An estimate is either enough or its not

[@newman7151]

hey man i love the dedication and wanted to ask if you have your whole youtube channel worth of footage on harddrives because i dont want them to be lost when youtube does something stupid and deletes something. would donate money for you to save these films

[@sandysrider1221]

They say he had a 48 inch vertical and a reach almost to the top of the backboard when he jumped. His bench was over 500 pounds and he lifted Arnold Schwarzenegger like a child during the filming of Conan. His feats are unmatched and many of his basketball stats are still unbroken. This was when there was no 3 point shot and when they widened the lane and changed the rules.

[@manumalia]

I am not going to get caught up in the exact number of inches, but his vertical just made no sense for his height. The most amazing athlete ever imo.

[@xXPridefulPandaXx]

That may block he took off from the closese angle well ever see of a BIG jump. And he he was damn near halfway tween’ the box and the top of the board

[@Crunchysopa52]

awesome

[@dbdb-ko]

he did that in CONVERSE WITH NO SUPPORT

[@missayawk]

If The Human Highlight Film is impressed by YOUR highlights.....whose gonna argue?

[@thunderking8925]

He owned prime magic in his 50s

[@fakecomedyandtheabsurd2527]

In his 40's, but still, that was quite a story.

[@Mr.DontPlay100]

I think i'm wrong. Not a fact I know I was wrong. Wilt has to be the greatest player ever

[@seagull2175]

Playoff choker

[@partyboi8773]

@@seagull2175 Nonsense. Wilt averaged 46 min./game career, the highest ever by far, and still holds the record at 48.5 minutes/game for an entire season---played every single minute of every game, including overtime. LeBron and Jordan both avg. 38 min/game; keep them in every minute of every game, for the entire season, and let's see how "clutch" they still are in the playoffs. Also, remind them they're expected to lead the entire NBA in rebounds, blocks, AND scoring throughout that season, with not a single minute on the bench. They wouldn't be in the playoffs, they'd be in the hospital.

[@seagull2175]

@@partyboi8773 His 36 per minutes stats are abysmal except for rebounding and benefited off of the fasted paced era in NBA history. His mpg increase from 45.8 in the regular season to 47.2 and assists and scoring decreased for him

[@JeffreyRagland-pz9tw]

Unfortunately, such footage may never be well restored enough to CLEARLY SEE WILTS FINGERS.

[@anthonymuex8387]

They showed Bill Russell jumping OVER a guy on a fast break

[@michaelh1889]

00:48. His left shoulder is above the rim here.....eeeeeeeyah. 😮

[@Theworkingtitle7]

I always loved his sergeant leap image from the Brussells World Fair in 1958. He's at least four feet high, but is he going up, or coming down? You're the best, Dan!

[@delirious300]

I really wonder what his vert was in that picture

[@ghostface9463]

It looks more like 36-38 inches

[@Theworkingtitle7]

@@ghostface9463 It's at least 45

[@ghostface9463]

​​@@Theworkingtitle7 In this clip ? Wilt had a 45 inch max vertical in his athletic prime but his one step vertical was at least 36 inches but not 45

[@ghostface9463]

​@@Theworkingtitle7 The highest vertical Wilt ever had that was reported was 45 inches. In 1958 newspaper, called look magazine it said "Chamberlain can stand flat footed and reach 9 1/2 feet. At the top of his jump, his fingers are 13 feet 3 inches from the floor. In other words.He can reach better than three feet above the basket rim. " . 9'6 + 45 inches = 13'3 max reach. That was Wilt's standing reach without shoes on .With shoes it would have been 9'7. Meaning Wilt according to this paper from the late 1950's could reach 39-40 inches above the rim. With a roughly estimated 36-38 inch one step vertical, Wilt could get his head 2-3 inches above the rim and could touch 12'7-12'9 in theory

[@yippee-ki-yay9925]

Is it confirmed this is Wilt? Its hard to make out his number. If so, then 44 must be Jerry West because i don't see him playing with another 44 on BBR. Who is 33 on opposing team and who is the guy shooting the ball?

[@WiltChamberlainArchive]

It’s Wilt In a college game - KU vs KSU. Bob Boozer shoots it over Wilt

[@yippee-ki-yay9925]

@Wilt Chamberlain Archive thnx for providing that info. I think this is probably the highest jump of Wilt on video. His head looks to be clearly over the rim. I think the rim is at his chin level.

[@PIP...33]

@@WiltChamberlainArchive HE HAD 51 INCH VERT IN KANSAS. ASK TEX WINTER (JORDAN COACH IN BULLS AND ASIST. COACH OF PHIL JACKSON) TEX WINTER USED TO MOCK MJ EVERY PRACTICE WHEN JORDAN PULL SOME DUNK, WINTER TOLD ME : ITS CUTE DUNK BUT I SAW WILT ALMOST DUNK FROM 3 POINT LINE.

[@perditadurango9699]

@@PIP...33 yep Tex Winter was in Kansas when Wilt was there. He saw everything that's why he was never impressed with Jordan. I heard Tx Winter telling that story many times he witness Wilt dunk almost from 3 point line (old 3 point line was shorter in 80's but still its not human possible to do that, even Dr J, LaVine and Jordan step over free throw line and Wilt dunked from few feet behind it) . Winter used to say : whenever Mike have great game like 50 points (or some records in rebounds or blocks in game) I said : nice Mike, but U do know Wilt had 50 every night , this is your first 50 game this season.

[@dct124]

That man chest at the rim 🤯

[@libfit9068]

Lmao no it’s not

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

@@libfit9068 Pause it at 56 seconds. You Jordan fanboys are so predictable. # 44 is 6'9" tall barefoot. Look where Wilt's feet are. C'mon already. lmao Angles help more looking up. This is looking down.

[@rebirthofanaverage2kmobplay]

Yo can you please upload another video?

[@jlolson53]

So says the Inhuman Highlight Film. :)

[@runnerbaba]

he was NOT benching 650lbs = 294kg "before game". (but he sure was very very strong).

[@lifewish.]

if everything he claims is true then he is the most physically gifted human ever

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

The Real Paul Bunyan

[@jordanwilson3120]

You mean John henry

[@MackMainSupreme]

Paul Bunyan was white.

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

@@MackMainSupreme His good friend Sonny Hill said this quote. Go correct him

[@morrisparrish76]

John Henry was loved & Paul Bunyon had Babe: Wilt had neither!

[@prisonersforprofit]

i'm like dominique, when i saw that play i couldn't believe it, but i don't think this is it, amazing as it is, i thought the one where he's blocking a shot clearly as high as the top of the backboard was a college game.

[@trumpisaconfirmedcuck5840]

The last "block" (player shot it over him) was Wilt in college. So that's not even peak Wilt and his vertical is that high.

[@AnHebrewChild]

I think you're right

[@AnHebrewChild]

@@trumpisaconfirmedcuck5840FYI YT is hiding your comments because of a certain word in your username. Just a friendly fyi I had to use a work around to see your reply.

[@davidwilliamson2341]

Wilt dunked on a 13 foot goal!

[@marksinger3067]

Wilt ran track High jump, Broad jump..And he tossed the shot put as far as Olympic greats..

[@gettinggains1364]

Just watching that footage never nothing like that

[@jongib369]

My goodness, his head looks to have reached the middle of the square.

[@AcousticOlli]

i have no clue why people think he had a 45+ vertical inch. In that clip at 0:56 his head is at rim height. he only needs to jump 35 inches to get that high. he was tall and had a great vertical for a man his size but i doubt he even had a 40inch vertical. 38 seems reasonable and would still be the highest vertical leap for a guy 7feet+ 45 or even 50 like some people claim is so ridiculous, you might as well believe he was as fast as Usain Bolt without any proof.

[@greyarea132]

It sounds badass I guess

[@AcousticOlli]

@@greyarea132 like sleeping with 10k women. nothing but tall tales.

[@greyarea132]

@@AcousticOlli tbf playing every minutes of the games for a whole season sounds impossible too lol

[@JalenSmith-bj3jz]

​@AcousticOlli just like the 100 point game was impossible too right. Except their are audio, and stat sheet for that too It's not impossible for wilt to sleep with 10k women

[@AcousticOlli]

@@JalenSmith-bj3jz under similiar circumstances many players can score a 100pts. i never thought it was that impressive against the worst defensive team in the league, a center that fouled out early with no back up and nobody to defend Wilt, the help of his whole team.. they went as far as giving the other team freethrows by fouling them just so they could stop the time and have more posessions. Kobe's 81 was much more impressive. Wilt is a notorious liar. do you really believe he slept with 3 different women every day for 10 years. lmao. wonder how many children and STDs Wilt had and spread.

[@SMURKCARTERYM]

Benching 650 pounds is crazy

[@37jvtalp]

wilt is always disrespected in goat discussions he belongs up there with the jordan lebron kareem tier heck if he was playing now hes dropping 40-20-5 every game

[@AnHebrewChild]

With all due respect, he doesn't belong "up there with Jordan, Lebron, Kareem" It's Wilt and Jordan. Those two are different. I say that with all due respect to other all time greats. I know... that's just my opinion. But I happen to be right ;) cheers

[@josephreese6502]

People don't realize Wilt was an even greater freak of nature than Shaq. It didn't make sense.

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

The attempts at gaslighting in the comments is ridiculous. Pause the clip at 56 seconds. It's obvious his head is way above the rim. BUT, you still have fanboys denying it. That's just pathological and has to tell you something. They been doing this stuff for over 30 years to Wilt and people are too slow to realize it.

[@AnthonyAnalog]

Greatest athlete of all time. He'd average 70ppg today at his peak.

[@lxr1dr]

No he wouldn’t lol

[@allistermcginlay6476]

@@lxr1dr "wilt scored 60 points in ten minutes!" Do you really think a young talent with all his capabilities wouldn't be wanted by every team in the nba? Wilt was incredible strong, equally fast with the same speed as LeBron James a 40 yard dash at 4.6 seconds and Wilt did it barefooted? Jerry West said, Wilt would embarrass all the nba centers of today and the only way uou can do that is to make them look ineffective?

[@syncmonism]

@@lxr1dr He would get some disgusting numbers, that much is clear. Wilt had an insane combination of physical advantages, but he was still a very driven, very competitive player who developed an excellent repertoire of skills. In today's game, he might have actually been a great three point shooter. He did actually have an excellent long range shot, there was just very rarely any reason to shoot at long range, except for trying to beat the buzzer.

[@LenzGeneral]

50% of his shots were from fadeaways.

[@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212]

@@lxr1dr 20 year old Wilt would be number 1 pick right now. Go and watch highlights of him in college, he was a monster.

[@Jrich-yj5es]

His waist was at the rim😮

[@anselmaule865]

He's being doing that as a rookie, he used to take a coin from the top.

[@angelvalle6515]

That block was insane glad there is film because very little exists of him playing which is a travesty.

[@datmufn]

Listen i love wilt but there’s no way in hell that he was benching 650. I don’t even think the world record was that high at the time

[@pointsur67]

Young man, you have never seen Wilt in person. The man blocked out the sun.

[@jota1580]

it was goaltending btw

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

And it was called.

[@kinglik854]

People be cap he wasn’t benching no 650

[@MusicIsBall]

lmfaooo bro did not have a 50 inch vert.. and yall gotta take in to account the video angle. his hand is not top of the backboard 🤦🏾‍♂️ yalll are crazy

[@ОскарМуравьев-й1н]

Wilt needs 42 inch vertical to touch 13 feet.. Cause his standing reach was about 9 feet 6 inches

[@manumalia]

Yup, very doable.

[@Daliman13]

Dude did not jump 50 inches or bench 650, just like he never banged 20,000 women.

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

45"/500 plus/and thousands more than you ever did. LOL

[@seagull2175]

Pls return

[@Tigerjuhhh]

Holy shit!

[@tylerhall9412]

If you simply take two pencils, and lay one in line with the top of the backboard, and another in line with the bottoms of the backboard, then you can plainly see that Wilts eyes are about level with the rim, and his fingertips are about 4 inches below the top of the backboard.

[@itsrigo23]

Disgusting vert…thats INSANE

[@beingofinconceivablehorror1854]

And people think shaq is the most dominant center of all time 😅

[@chill0141414]

he did not bench anything near 600, and he did not have a 50" vert.

[@georgejones2863]

HootieMaggie

[@rahim9nine]

LMAO yall are deluded WTF are you looking at??! I dont see his head anywhere near the rim Nor his hand close to top of the backboard

[@lowaura]

Name me a 7 footer who could leap like this

[@GodsInTheMachine]

4.5 sprinter

[@CommanderWolffe-jh5lr]

🐐🐐🐐

[@rickriekert866]

There’s no evidence that Wilt could bench press 650 lbs. Realistically, it’s more likely that Wilt could bench press at most up to 500 pounds in his prime. At his weight and height with such long arms, even 400 would’ve been incredible. 300 would’ve been very respectable, arm length considered.

[@pointsur67]

Young man, you must realize that it was a different time then. we didn't have video cameras and phones. Also, few people lifted weights back then or even cared. Arnold was the catalyst for the bodybuilding movement. Wilt lifted weights long before it was popular for basketball players. His school buddy talked about how he would go over to Wilt's house and see him lifting 350 lbs. at the age of 13! Arnold would go to Golds Gym and see Wilt lifting HUGE weight. That is why he put him in his second Conan movie. Arnold would work out with Wilt on the set and said that he was the strongest person he ever worked out with. Arnold also watched him regularly bench 550. Also, if you had a chance to see him in person, you would never doubt it. Go see a clip of him standing with Shaq.

[@morrisparrish76]

There’s no evidence because your wilt hating ass didn’t want to look for any!

[@bishop1]

I guess Arnold Schwarzenegger is a liar then, because those claims came from him.

[@rickriekert866]

For the record, I'm 78 years old, so not really a young man, and a former powerlifter who watched Wilt play basketball on many occasions. I even met him at the airport and shook his hand. At the time Wilt was working with Arnold the world record for the bench press was 661 lbs by powerlifter and then World's Strongest Man, Bill Kazmaier. Wilt was strong, yes, but not 650 pound deadlift strong. He was not a trained lifter and his size and body mechanics all worked against him doing extremely heavy deadlifts. Arnold said Wilt would do 180 pound triceps extensions. Arnold was a body builder, not a powerlifter. He used 120 lbs with maximum stretch and contraction at each phase of the lift to get maximum pump and muscle growth. As an aside, when Wilt was taken to task by his long-time friend and former lover, Lynda Huey, for boasting in a book that he had slept with 20,000 women, Wilt backed off and told her, "what's a zero between friends?"

[@bishop1]

@@rickriekert866 Arnold watched Wilt bench press 550 pounds there's video of Arnold saying that here on KZbin I suggest you look it up you fraud

[@SportsFluent]

CONTEXT: WIlt had a standing reach or 9'6" that is 114" and the top of the backboard is 13' that is 156" meaning him getting to thte top of the back, while crazy IMPRESSIVE means his vertical was 42" ... wow for a big man but not god like as some would lead you to believe. MATH over MYTHS! Now you're more fluent!

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

He had a max reach of 13'3" at KU and attested to by NBA refs. That's 45". In reality, that probably higher than Jordan's. MJ doesn't have a 48" vert, either. If he did, he's have a max reach of 12'10". Which he doesn't. In fact, he's said he's never been measured. It was his trainer who made the claim and everybody just ran with it.

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

Noiw you're more fluent. lmao

[@YehShano]

Yet we’re watching that video here and Wilts hand clearly is not at the top of the backboard🤷🏻‍♂️

[@donkaspar5336]

I saw Wilt play Kareem. Kareem won every jump ball. His vertical might be exaggerated.

[@PIP...33]

LOL YEAH U SAW 35 OLD WILT WITH 4 KNEE INJURY. I SAW WES UNSELD 6'7 CENTER SMALLEST GUY EVER DOMINATED JABBAR ERA WITH 2 RINGS AND DOMINATED REBOUNDS JABBAR EVERY MATCHUP. HOW 7'2 GUY LOST 2 RINGS VS WES UNSELD AND IN MATCHUPS DURING SEASON NEVER OUT REBOUND HIM ??

[@perditadurango9699]

Dude that was old Wilt with several surgery on his knee. I can recall how many times Parish Moses Malone or even Bill Laimbeer dominated old Jabbar in same thing during 80's. We never had 1962 Wilt vs best 1971 Alcindor to compare. I doubt Jabbar will win any tip vs 1961/62 Wilt.

[@pointsur67]

Even before his injuries, Wilt's vertical was highest when he was in college, and right after his high jump days. His best reach was recorded in 1960. He had an overall reach of 13 feet.

[@morrisparrish76]

You saw a taller in his prime Jabbar vs a wilt who was neither! (You & Jabbar better be dammed glad this was the case!)

[@morrisparrish76]

You saw what you wanted to see! Old adage: a man who only sees what he wants to see; is already half blind!)

[@lovefortune978]

Wilt made Nolds look like a cool little warrior on his movie. $5 Wash. dollars who answers this here question. (in jest, this goes viral and takes over Oprah's wife and Seinfeld does a stand up with dead Carlin)

[@anthonyjulianelle6695]

Great video. Wilt was amazing but he was not benching 650 lbs; not before a game, not after, not ever. A 650 lb bench press back then would have been a world record. Look at the bodies of the guys who set world records in the bench; huge chests, relatively short arms. I would guess that Wilt might have done 525 to 550 at best; and that is being generous.

[@a-a-rondavis9438]

I think Wilt himself claimed both 500 and 600 lbs. I'm more inclined to believe with his nutty 7'8" wingspan and non-optimized training program for power lifts like the bench, that 500 lbs or so seems to be his top end, which is still crazy. Put Wilt into today, and he'd be a HOFamer in multiple sports, like decathlon and basketball, and volleyball, of which he actually was.

[@bishop1]

Well I guess Arnold Schwarzenegger is a liar because those claims came from him

[@ivanriverajr5012]

Doesn't make sense. He was a 7 footer with long as atms. If he jumped 28 inches it still puts him higher than a smaller person not super human at all. Spud webb having a 38 inch vert is more impressive. And he was 5'6 let that sink in.

[@legendaryblood1937]

There are a lot of 5 footers who has 40+ inch vertical but a 7 footer with 40 inch vert is extremely rare.

[@matthewchristie2186]

Ive done alot of research im prolly Wilt biggets fan but this is not miscontrued he at very minimum had a 42 inch vert dude was a absolute freak

[@bishop1]

You're wrong

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

@@bishop1 No, you're wrong. Stop listening to YT "analysts" like TB and JimmyXghroller. Pause this video at 54 seconds. Wilt's chest is at the rim IN A GAME. You don't measure max vert in a game. You can get much higher than in game jumps. Anyway, tell me Wilt's head is not above the rim on this jump. LOL Those players next to him are 6'8" and 6'9" tall barefoot. Dwight Howard has the "modern NBA record" for max reach at 12'8". Show me one video of him ANYWHERE NEAR this high in a game on a shot block. Not even close. So again, YOU"RE WRONG. I bet you believe Jordan has a 48" vert, though. His TRAINER made that claim and it's never been documented. He really has a vert of about 42", so there's that. Jordan's standing reach is 8'10" and his max reach was 12'4". That's 42". Wilt had a standing reach of 9'6" and a max reach of 13'3". That's 45".

[@bishop1]

@@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 Wilts vert was measured in college, and yes in the basketball world if your head is over the rim thats 48in off the ground please do the research you fool. You're a fool and you don't know anything.

[@bishop1]

@@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 his trainer? You do realize wilt has been dead since 99 I highly doubt you have sources from his trainer, calm down and smoke a blunt you psycho.

[@bishop1]

@@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 keep in mind Wilt was a track and field star in college his vert was measured when he was in college, and I have no idea who Jimmy or TB is 🤣