Wilt Chamberlain
20,000 Women Wilt Chamberlain, quoted by many as a “Herculean figure” on the basketball court, is hailed by many as the greatest basketball player ever. ... People have various opinions on Chamberlain, ranging from “…he was a great man…” to being “…disgusted by his promiscuity. ... Wilt Chamberlain contributed to the sport of basketball in a number of ways. ... Standing seven feet one, Chamberlain struck fear into his opponents and dominated the game. Jerry West, a former teammate of Chamberlain, once said that “Wilt was so dominant that it was almost a joke to watch other players play against him…Wilt was unstoppable, no matter how many players you put on him. ... In Wilt Chamberlain’s rookie season he was credited with helping to raise the attendance by twenty-three percent. For years after Chamberlain was done with setting records and helping raise attendance levels, he was thought of, by critics, to be very wise, opinionated, and controversial.