Wilt Chamberlain Kansas Jersey Retirement Ceremony
neilsterKS asked:
Wilt Chamberlain gets his jersey retired at at Allen Fieldhouse in 1998.
Rock Chalk Jayhawk!
WILCOX
retirement news | admin, 17 Mar 08
By deathtothefall, March 19, 2008 @ 6:02 pm
It’s funny when you watch the players in the NBA today. They get all cocky when they score 20 points and grab 10 rebounds in a game. Not one of them could carry Wilt’s shoes!!!
By jpilch7895, March 21, 2008 @ 5:52 pm
This is a very special moment. Thanks for posting.
By WiltatKansas, March 23, 2008 @ 11:23 am
Simply the most amazing basketball player who ever will play for this college.
By KansasIcemaker, March 25, 2008 @ 4:14 pm
i would have to agree, no one comes close to his stats.
By Lpeters199, March 28, 2008 @ 12:17 pm
Great player–great man!
By etks1957, March 29, 2008 @ 2:42 pm
Records:
100 points in one game, 50.4 avg for a season, 55 rebounds in a game etc…It goes on and on. When I was a kid his name was the record list from top to bottom. The name Chamberlain rings of the mythical! Never fouled out of a game for his entire career! He was a good guy too. R.I.P. Wilton Norman Chamberlain. Thanks for the memories.
By dlanor212, April 1, 2008 @ 6:14 am
sooo tall >__>
By neilsterKS, April 1, 2008 @ 4:46 pm
It’s because Wilt didn’t return to Lawrence during the basketball season until 1998. (except for a single visit in the mid-70’s to visit an old teammate)
There was once a story in the Kansan about Wilt’s jersey, framed and sitting in a closet of Allen Fieldhouse, just waiting for Wilt to return & receive the honor, and how KU officials initally thought his would be among the 1st to be retired.
Wilt said it was simple scheduling conflicts that kept him from coming back for the ceremony.
By redfanrod, April 2, 2008 @ 8:36 pm
Okay… I just checked and found out that Kansas did not start retiring jerseys until 1992… Wilt’s was retired in 1998, over 40 years after playing his last game at KU. About darn time, Jayhawks…
By xcprince, April 3, 2008 @ 5:03 pm
It really refreshes me to hear this great talk about “The Big Dipper!”
It seems that everyone that I talk to will never give him any credit as the best. It always MJ this and MJ that. I personally have MJ #2 overall. Wilt was simply too dominate not to be labeled the greatest ever. 56 records!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? That is off the charts!
He made sacrifices for the team in order to win in ‘67 and even led the league in assists in the process as the only center ever to do that!
WILT.GOAT.RIP!!!
By BDBlue007, April 6, 2008 @ 5:16 am
When he says “rock chalk jayhawk” you can see the emotion of the day in his eyes. He was the best. This coming from a HUGE celtics fan since 62.
By randymoss70, April 7, 2008 @ 12:31 am
wilt was a graet man
By dpkvwells, April 9, 2008 @ 1:29 am
i believe you…..no one even in his class
By zachjm13, April 12, 2008 @ 8:20 am
I try to tell people that he is better then Jordan and Russel and noone ever beleives me.
By sbriegs, April 13, 2008 @ 3:48 am
best player ever hands down
By mickiacevedo, April 14, 2008 @ 7:38 am
I think and analize the records of all the gratest center in the basketball history and WILT is in the top of all the centers.The majority of his records probably will never be broken.Many good centers approach to him like Abdul Jabbar,Shaquile O Neal,Akeem Olajuon but Wilt Chamberlain is WILT CHAMBERLAIN!
By Mut3ki, April 14, 2008 @ 5:31 pm
looks like he may need a zimmer frame now though
By danno131305, April 16, 2008 @ 6:22 pm
The best player ever…PERIOD!
By beagleman123456789, April 19, 2008 @ 9:58 am
Wilt was the BEST
By WiltatKansas, April 22, 2008 @ 9:09 am
That was the most especial ceremony for Wilt, because the team he most love were the Jayhawks, sure, he said it in this ceremony. Wilt is the real best ever.
By MommaJayhawk1982, April 23, 2008 @ 8:17 am
Love this video. Always makes me teary eyed. ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK! National Champions!
By sabman, April 24, 2008 @ 5:51 am
Damn Jordan, Magic, Bird all I can say is none of those guys will ever touch Wilt Chamberlain. He is really the Greatest and most Dominant player ever in the game.
By Charlesokay, April 25, 2008 @ 8:32 pm
great players play triple double, the greatest player here only need one triple.
By WaltFrazier, April 26, 2008 @ 12:21 pm
Great video. I just read the book Wilt: Larger then Life, which described that scenbe beautifully, and how much it meant to Wilt. Behind the gruff exterior Wilt was a great guy, gentle giant, and sentimental. Thanks for posting.
By frostjackMP, April 29, 2008 @ 9:02 pm
“KU!!!!!”