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Also Known As Wilton Norman Chamberlain • the Big Dipper • Wilt the Stilt
Born August 21, 1936 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Died October 12, 1999 (aged 63) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1979)

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