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Rare Photos of Wilt Chamberlain

Born 80 years ago on Aug. 21, 1936, four-time MVP and 13-time All-Star Wilt Chamberlain dominates the NBA record book, in which "The Big Dipper" is the all-time leader in rebounds (23,924) and games with 50 or more points (118) — including his single-game record 100 points on March 2, 1962. Here are some rarely seen photos of "Wilt the Stilt" — who died from a heart attack at the age of 63 in October 1999 — from adolescence to the pros and beyond.
Rare Photos of Wilt Chamberlain
Rare Photos of Wilt Chamberlain

Rare Photos of Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain

1945

Wilt Chamberlain

1955

Wilt Chamberlain

1955

Wilt Chamberlain

1955

Wilt Chamberlain

1955

Wilt Chamberlain

1956

Wilt Chamberlain

1956

Wilt Chamberlain

1957

Wilt Chamberlain

1957

Wilt Chamberlain

1957

Wilt Chamberlain

1957

Wilt Chamberlain

1957

Wilt Chamberlain

1958

Wilt Chamberlain

1958

Wilt Chamberlain

1958

Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell

1959

Wilt Chamberlain

1960

Wilt Chamberlain

1960

Wilt Chamberlain

1961

Wilt Chamberlain

1963

Wilt Chamberlain and Gina Lollobrigida

1964

Wilt Chamberlain

1965

Wilt Chamberlain

1966

Muhammad Ali and Wilt Chamberlain

1967

Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell

1967

Wilt Chamberlain

1967

Wilt Chamberlain

1970s

Wilt Chamberlain

1972

Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West

1972

Wilt Chamberlain

1972

Wilt Chamberlain

1972

Wilt Chamberlain

1970s

Wilt Chamberlain

1972

Wilt Chamberlain

circa 1972

Buddy Hackett and Wilt Chamberlain

circa 1972

Wilt Chamberlain

1973

Wilt Chamberlain

circa 1973

Wilt Chamberlain and Wilt's Wonder Women Track Club

1974

Wilt Chamberlain

1974

Wilt Chamberlain

circa 1975

Wilt Chamberlain

circa 1975

Ann Meyers and Wilt Chamberlain

1976

Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Shoemaker

1977

Wilt Chamberlain

1977

Wilt Chamberlain and Bjorn Borg

1979

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Wilt Chamberlain

1984

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain

1985

Wilt Chamberlain

1986

Wilt Chamberlain

1986

Clyde Drexler, Isiah Thomas, Wilt Chamberlain and Charles Barkley

1997

Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain

1997

Wilt Chamberlain

1999