 {{infobox basketball biography |name = wilt chamberlain |image = wilt chamberlain3.jpg |width = 200px |caption = wilt chamberlain wearing uniform of the harlem globetrotters basketball team in 1959 |position= |height_ft = 7 |height_in = 1 |weight_lb = 275 |birth_date = august 21, 1936 |birth_place = philadelphia, pennsylvania |death_date =  |death_place = bel air, california |nationality = american |high_school = overbrook(philadelphia, pennsylvania) |college = kansas (1956â1958) |draft_year = 1959 |draft_round = |draft_pick = territorial |draft_team = philadelphia warriors |career_position = center |career_number = 13 |career_start = 1959 |career_end = 1973 |years1 = 1958â1959 |team1 = harlem globetrotters |years2 = â |team2 = philadelphia / san francisco warriors |years3 = â |team3 = philadelphia 76ers |years4 = â |team4 = los angeles lakers |cyears1 = 1973â1974 |cteam1 = san diego conquistadors (aba) |highlights = * 2Ã nba champion (1967, 1972) * nba finals mvp (1972) * 4Ã nba most valuable player (, â) * 13Ã nba all-star (1960â1969, 1971â1973) * nba all-star game mvp (1960) * 7Ã all-nba first team (1960â, , 1966â1968) * 3Ã all-nba second team (, 1965, ) * 2Ã nba all-defensive first team (â) * nba rookie of the year (1960) * 7Ã nba scoring champion (1960â1966) * 11Ã nba rebounds leader (1960â1963, 1966â, â) * nba assists leader () * nba all-time rebounds leader * [[list of national basketball association franchise career scoring leaders|philadelphia / san francisco / golden sta
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