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1) Season of the 76ers: the story of Wilt Chamberlain and the 1967 NBA champion Philadelphia 76ers

Author

Lynch, Wayne

Publisher

Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martins Press

Pub. Date

2002

Language

English

Description

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Destroying a dynasty. That was the mission of Wilt Chamberlain and 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers. For eight straight years, the Boston Celtics had dominated the National Basketball Association. Each and every season during that stretch, a new NBA championship flag was hoisted to the top of the hallowed Boston Garden. No team had been able to stop them. Nobody thought any team could or would. Season of the 76ers, The Story of Wilt Chamberlain and the...

2) Tall men, short shorts: the 1969 NBA finals: Wilt, Russ, Lakers, Celtics, and a very young sports reporter

Author

Montville, Leigh

Language

English

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"A lively and colorful account of the 1969 NBA Finals--one of the greatest upsets in basketball history--through the eyes of future sports writing legend Leigh Montville, who was covering the coast-to-coast event as a brand-new twenty-four-year-old reporter for The Boston Globe"-- 1969. Bill Russell and his juggernaut Boston Celtics, winners of ten of the previous twelve NBA championships, squeak through one more playoff run and land in the Finals...

3) Wilt, 1962: the night of 100 points and the dawn of a new era

Author

Pomerantz, Gary M

Publisher

Crown Publishers

Pub. Date

c2005

Language

English

4) Wilt: just like any other 7-foot Black millionaire who lives next door

Author

Chamberlain, Wilt

Publisher

Macmillan

Pub. Date

[1973]

Language

English

Description

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Chamberlain discusses his career as an athlete and the criticism he has endured because of his outspoken nature and flamboyant lifestyle.

5) A view from above

Author

Chamberlain, Wilt

Publisher

Villard Books

Pub. Date

1991

Language

English

6) Wilt Chamberlain

Author

Doeden, Matt

Series

Sports Heroes and Legends

Publisher

Twenty-First Century Books

Pub. Date

c2011

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

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A biography of Wilt Chamberlain that discusses his childhood, college years, professional basketball career, fame, achievements, and other related topics.

7) Wilt Chamberlain

Author

Sullivan, George

Series

Grosset sports library

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

[1971, c1970]

Language

English

8) The rivalry: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the golden age of basketball

Author

Taylor, John

Publisher

Random House

Pub. Date

Language

English

Description

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Set against the backdrop of professional basketball's golden age during the 1960s, a study focuses on the rivalry between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain, which came to an epic climax during the 1969 championship.