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Wilt Chamberlain

Mayer: No stunts needed by ‘Dippy’

Barbdip13. How could there be a more appropriate e-mail handle for the devoted sister of the late Wilt Chamberlain?

Novotny remembers Chamberlain

Out behind Carruth-O’Leary Hall, then a Kansas University dormitory, stood three of KU’s most decorated athletes — Bill Nieder, Al Oerter and Wilt Chamberlain. It was an autumn night in 1956 and the trio had assembled to determine who could put a 16-pound shot the greatest distance.

‘Wilt the Stilt’ dies at 63

Opponents thought he was unstoppable. One teammate called him indestructible. But Wilt Chamberlain was mortal after all. The former Kansas University All-American and NBA legend died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 63.

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  • October 13, 1999 midnight

Wilt’s last trip to Lawrence

Wilt Chamberlain made a lot of friends during his trip to Lawrence for his No. 13 jersey retirement celebration.

How do you deal with Goliath?

Wilt Chamberlain was scary, flat-out frightening. That’s because before he came along, most basketball players were mortal-sized men. Chamberlain changed that.

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  • October 13, 1999 midnight

Big Dipper will be missed by Kansas teammates

Joe Ruklick, a Philadelphia Warriors teammate of Wilt Chamberlain says the Big Dipper stood exactly “7-foot-1 and 1/8th.”

Maurice King remembers

Nobody appreciates a super basketball player more than another great athlete whose ego isn’t so frail as to prevent him from admiring such a colleague.

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  • January 18, 1998 midnight

KU players, Roy speak out on Wilt

“Wilt was one of the greatest players who ever played the game. To have him at one of our games is a big thrill. I wish I could have been there at halftime to see the ceremony. … It’s really a great honor to be right there with this guy. I didn’t have a chance to see him play, but some of the things he’s done are just phenomenal.” — Paul Pierce

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  • January 18, 1998 midnight

Wilt true wonder

Western Pennsylvania is a lot like Western Kansas in that you’re usually driving through it to reach somewhere else. Not much to see or do, you know.

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  • January 18, 1998 midnight

Fans still love Wilt Chamberlain

Loyal fans still love basketball great Wilt Chamberlain, who returned Saturday to Kansas University to see his jersey retired.

KU struggles past KSU on Big Dipper’s day

Maybe Kansas University officials should think twice before unfurling any more 13s in their storied basketball home.

Chamberlain’s jersey goes up

A long weekend of productive catharsis, healing and closure culminated Saturday with the unfurling of Wilt Chamberlain’s No. 13 basketball jersey on the south wall of Allen Fieldhouse.

Wilt ready to return to KU

Basketball Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain wants to clear up a major misconception.

It’s official: Wilt will return for ceremony

It’s official. As reported Sunday, former Kansas University men’s basketball center Wilt Chamberlain will have his jersey No. 13 retired during a halftime ceremony at the Kansas-Kansas State basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Allen Fieldhouse.

April 2008
Bud Smith and Wilt Chamberlain high-jumping