Posting today is a Philadelphia Warriors Wilt Chamberlain road jersey from the early 1960s. Before relocating to California, the team played their home games between Philadelphia and Hershey, PA. This post will only concentrate on the historic 1961-62 season.
This Mitchell & Ness jersey is made of polyester fabric with embroidered double layered tackle twill. Along the neck line and arm holes are red and yellow elastic material. A simple design, yet still effective. In my honest opinion, sometimes less is more.
In the 1961-62 NBA season, Wilt Chamberlain had one of the most impressive individual achievements. In an 80 game season, The Big Dipper averaged 50.4 points per game, 25.6 rebounds per game, and 48.5 minutes per game. He finished the season with 4029 total points, 2052 total rebounds, 3882 total minutes.
On 2 March 1962 in Herhsey, PA, Wilt Chamberlain performed in one of the greatest athletic performances in the history of sports. On the 76th game of the season, he scored 100 points in a single game netting 36 [out of 63] field goals and 28 [out of 32] free throws. He also gathered the usual 25 rebounds. Wilt Chamberlain would help lead the Warriors to the NBA Finals that year, but unfortunately lose the series 4-3.
"They were willing to do anything to stop me." - Wilt Chamberlain
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.