Wilt Chamberlain
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Wilton Norman Chamberlain ( CHAYM-bər-lin; August21, 1936 – October12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player. Standing 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons. Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Chamberlain was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978 and elected to the NBA's 35th, 50th, and 75th anniversary teams. Following his professional basketball career, Chamberlain played volleyball in the short-lived International Volleyball Association (IVA). He served one term as league president and is enshrined in the IVA Hall of Fame. Renowned for his strength, he played the antagonist in the 1984 Arnold Schwarzenegger film Conan the Destroyer. Chamberlain was also a lifelong bachelor and became well known for his claim of having had sex with 20,000 women.
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Wilton Norman Chamberlain 21 August 1936 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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12 October 1999 (aged 63) Bel-Air, California, USA
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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