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We're all fascinated by the numbers, as we were about the 100 points.
Wilt Chamberlain
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Wilt Chamberlain
Age: 63 †
Born: 1936
Born: August 21
Died: 1999
Died: October 12
Actor
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Coach
Screenwriter
Volleyball Player
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Wilton Norman Chamberlain
Wilt the Stilt
The Big Dipper
Mr 100
The Record Book
Dippy
The Load
George Marcus
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Big Musty
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