Description: 1969-70 Topps #1 Wilt Chamberlain Rookie SGC 4 VG-EX Lakers+Free Shipping!! Wilton “Wilt” Chamberlain is the only player in NBA history to score more than 100 points in a single game or average 40 and 50 points a game for an entire season.Wilt was a territorial pick out of the University of Kansas and the Harlem Globetrotters in 1959 by the Philadelphia Warriors. Chamberlain was immediately the most dominant player in the NBA, leading in numerous categories including total rebounds, field goals and points. He was named the 1960 NBA Rookie of the Year and the league’s Most Valuable Player and began a string of six consecutive seasons leading the league in points. In the 1961-62 season Chamberlain averaged an unheard-of 50.4 points per game and followed that season averaging 44.8 points per game. Wilt was a 7-time All-NBA First Team player, two-time NBA All-Defensive First Team player, 13-time All-Star selection and was named the 1960 NBA All-Star Game MVP after scoring 23 points and pulling down 25 rebounds. He led the league seven times in points, 11 times in total rebounds, seven times in field goals and attempts, eight times in minutes played, five times in games played and one time in assists. During his 14-year career with the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (1959-1965), the Philadelphia 76ers (1965-1968) and the Los Angeles Lakers (1968-1973), Wilt was without a doubt the most dominant player in any league and possibly the history of basketball. He won his first NBA Championship with the 76ers teaming with fellow Hall of Famers Billy Cunningham and Hal Greer to defeat his former team, the San Francisco Warriors. He won three NBA Most Valuable Player Award as a 76er (1966-1968) before heading to the Los Angeles Lakers in 1968. Wilt won another NBA Championship with the Lakers in 1972 and was named NBA Finals MVP for his performance.Wilt Chamberlain was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978. In 1996, Wilt was named to the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Card Size: Standard
League: NBA
Set: 1969-70 Topps
Product: Single
Player/Athlete: Wilt Chamberlain
Year Manufactured: 1969
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Vintage: Yes
Type: Sports Trading Card
Sport: Basketball
Language: English
Original/Reprint: Original
Manufacturer: Topps
Theme: Sport
Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Features: Rookie
Card Number: #1
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Season: 1969-70