4th Annual BHoF Induction Auction (#25)
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He was basketball's unstoppable force, the most awesome offensive force the game has ever seen. Asked to name the greatest players ever to play basketball, most fans and aficionados would put Wilt Chamberlain at or near the top of the list. Dominating the game as few players in any sport ever have, Chamberlain seemed capable of scoring and rebounding at will, despite the double- and triple-teams and constant fouling tactics that opposing teams used to try to shut him down. As Oscar Robertson put it in the Philadelphia Daily News when asked whether Chamberlain was the best ever, "The books don't lie." The record books are indeed heavy with Chamberlain's accomplishments. He was the only NBA player to score 4,000 points in a season. He set NBA single-game records for most points (100), most consecutive field goals (18) and most rebounds (55). Perhaps his most mind-boggling stat was the 50.4 points per game he averaged during the 1961-62 season--and if not that, then perhaps the 48.5 minutes per game he averaged that same year. He retired as the all-time in career points with 31,419, which was later surpassed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and Michael Jordan. He is tops in rebounds with 23,924. He led the NBA in scoring seven years in a row. He was the league's top rebounder in 11 of his 14 seasons. And as if to prove that he was not a selfish player, he had the NBA's highest assist total in 1967-68. He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979. Top 50 All-Time player. On the front center tail of this magnificent jersey is the "Tiernan" manufacturer's tag. Across the front of the jersey is "WEST" done in purple on white tackle twill. Below that and on the back is the player number "13" in white on purple tackle twill. Across the back of the jersey is the player name "CHAMBERLAIN" in purple on white tackle twill. There are four purple star tackle twill patches on the front of the jersey in the four corners. In the back waistband of the shorts is the "Tiernan" manufacturer's tag. There are four white on yellow tackle twill star patches on the side of the shorts. The uniform shows game-use and appears to have no alterations of any kind. It is accompanied by a detailed letter of provenance from our consignor who was a personal friend of Wilt's which states, in part, "...I stopped by the locker room before the game and asked Wilt if I could have his jersey after the game to which he replied "No Problem, my man...he sent it back in a sweat soaked brown paper bag..." This treasure of basketball history was also on display at Murphys Bleachers next to Wrigley Field in Chicago from 1988 to 2007. It is also accompanied by the book "WILT LARGER THAN LIFE" which mentions our consignor and the beginnings of his life-long friendship with Wilt.




1972 Wilt Chamberlain Western Conference All-Star Game-Used Home Uniform (2) (Pristine Provenance)
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