Wilt Chamberlain
Yo, Philly: Remember The 1966-67 Sixers?
The 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers didn’t have multimillion-dollar contracts, or limos to ferry them to airports, or personal assistants to tend to their every whim. But […]
48 Years Ago, the Sixers Traded Wilt Chamberlain to the Lakers
Forty-eight years ago tomorrow, the Philadelphia 76ers traded their then-32-year-old center, seven-foot-one-inch Wilt Chamberlain, to the Los Angeles Lakers. The pride of Overbrook High, who’d […]
Recording of Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-Point Game to be Preserved by Library of Congress
A recording of the fourth-quarter of Wilt Chamberlain’s famous 100-point game will be preserved by the Library of Congress, the institution announced today. The recording […]
Wilt Chamberlain’s High School Coach Sues Video Companies Over Documentary
Back in the early 1950s, Wilt Chamberlain was just beginning his meteoric rise to fame, starting out as a varsity basketball player for West Philadelphia’s […]
The Brief: Mayor Nutter Says the Candidates “Need to Get It On”
Mayor Nutter made his final address at the Chamber of Commerce annual luncheon yesterday, taking the dais just as the Jim Kenney goodbye party was […]
Wilt Chamberlain Stamps Debut Today
As if you needed another reason to go see the suddenly red-hot 76ers: Tonight, when the team hosts the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Wells […]
Unveiled: The New Wilt Chamberlain Stamp
Wilt Chamberlain’s life is the stuff of legend, from his time at Overbrook High School to his towering frame to his incredible feats both on […]
WATCH: Trailer for Jayhawkers, A New Wilt Chamberlain Biopic
There’s not much of Wilt Chamberlain’s Philadelphia life depicted in the new biopic, Jayhawkers. But he was a Philly guy, so here’s the new trailer […]