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This Day in Black History: March 2, 1962

Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a 1962 game against the New York Knicks.
Wilt Chamberlain - NBA legend Wilt “The Stilt” Chamberlain is credited as one of the originators of the sporty look in the 1960s and '70s.  (Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Wilt Chamberlain - NBA legend Wilt “The Stilt” Chamberlain is credited as one of the originators of the sporty look in the 1960s and '70s.  (Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
By Britt Middleton
March 2, 2012 / 7:00 AM

In a now-legendary matchup, Philadelphia Warriors star Wilt Chamberlain (1936–1999) scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks — a record that still stands in the National Basketball Association today — leading the Warriors to a 169-147 victory. Nicknamed “Wilt the Stilt” for his towering frame (seven-feet, one-inch), Chamberlain was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.


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