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Wilt Chamberlain
Position
C
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Philadelphia, PA.
Consensus All-American in 1957 and 1958 … Most Outstanding Player of the 1957 NCAA Tournament … All-Big Seven selection and conference scoring champion in 1957 and 1958 … Owns Kansas single-game scoring (52), rebounding (36), field goals made (20) and free throws made (18) records … Member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame … Played with the Harlem Globetrotters … Played 13 seasons professionally in the NBA with Philadelphia, San Francisco and Los Angeles … Made a memorable return to Lawrence on Jan. 17, 1998, to see his KU jersey officially retired … Passed away on Oct. 12, 1999.