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This Day in Black History: Oct. 12, 1999

Basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain died of heart failure. He was 63.

By Britt Middleton

October 12, 2011 / 7:00 AM

Basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain, nicknamed “Wilt the Stilt” for his 7’1” stature, died of heart failure at the age of 63.

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