McFarlane Toys NBA Sports Picks Legends Series 1 Action Figure Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain (Philidelphia 76ers)

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Product Features

• MCFARLANE'S SPORTS PICKS: NBA LEGENDS SERIES 1
• Scale: 6-inch
• Format: action figure
• Packaging: clamshell

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• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00065IS08
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,917 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Scale: 6-inch. The New York Knickerbockers made history on March 2, 1962. New York's finest took the court in Hershey, PA, and gave up 100 points -- not to another team, but to another PLAYER. Wilt Chamberlain owns stacks of NBA records, but none as significant as the one he set that night in Hershey, dropping 100 points on the deliriously overmatched Knicks. Wilt won four MVP awards and led the Sixers and Lakers to NBA titles. Chamberlain was a defensive standout as well, but he'll always be remembered for scoring points -- he led the league in scoring average for seven straight years and scored 50 or more points 118 times in his career. The man who once said "No one cheers for Goliath," is remembered as one of the greatest players of all time.

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4.0 out of 5 stars This Chamberlain figure is a bit more the Big Dipper than Wilt the Silt, August 24, 2005

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Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: McFarlane Toys NBA Sports Picks Legends Series 1 Action Figure Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain (Philidelphia 76ers) (Toy)

On March 2, 1962 the New York Knicks hosted the Philadelphia Warriors in an N.B.A. game played in Hershey, Pennsylvania. That night, Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain scored 100 points, shooting 36 of 63 from the floor and 28 of 32 from the line. Near the end of the game Chamberlain missed two shots in a row, with teammate Ted Luckenbill getting both rebounds, and then threw down a dun for his 99th and 100th points. Earlier that season the 7-foot-1 center had score 78 points in a triple overtime game, but his coach, Frank McGuire, expected Chamberlain to score 100 points some day. The following night the teams played again, this time in Madison Square Garden in New York City, and Knicks Center Darrall Imhoff got a standing ovation because he "held" Chamberlain to only 54-points (4 over his average for the season).

I had heard this NBA Legends Series I figure of Chamberlain was supposed to commemorate the 100 point game but that would be incorrect since this is a white 76ers jersey and not a Warriors jersey from that season, which was white with red trim and "PHILA" above the #13). You have to admit, you cannot get much more old school than this 76ers jersey (the Boston Celtics do not get credit for never having changed it since the days of Cousy and Russell). The figure is interesting because I cannot figure out if Chamberlain is going for a rebound or if he has just down a finger roll (I am leaning towards the former, but a Chamberlain figure with the ball on his fingertips would have been sweet). Too bad McFarlane does not have a backboard to give a proper sense of the figure's scale, but then this really should be a 7-inch figure rather than a 6-inch one (the basketball figures come in two pieces, so it is not like adding a half-inch to each would be problem).

I do not suppose we are going to ever get a McFarlane figure of Bill Russell, Chamberlain's legendary opponent, but there is a Willis Reed figure going up for a shot with the ball that is part of the NBA Legends Series I that you could set up with this one to make it look like the Stilt is going for a block. You just want to make sure you get the blue jersey variation of the Knicks uniform on Reed. Also available in Series I are Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics, Pete Maravich of the New Orleans Jazz, Bill Walton of the Portland Trailblazers (red with a white variant), and Julius Erving of the 76ers (with a New York Nets variant). There is a Los Angeles Lakers variation for the Chamberlain figure, which gets bonus points because not only did they change the uniform, they also added a headband up top, which is point on for the proper look given the time and team.

Few athletes have been as dominant as Wilt Chamberlain. When he played college ball at the University of Kansas he was the N.C.A.A. changed the rules of the game to include widening the lane and instituting offensive goaltending while revising rules governing in bounding the ball and shooting free throws. Frustrated by triple teaming, Chamberlain played for the Harlem Globetrotters for a couple of yeas and then joined the Philadelphia Warriors to become both the Rookie of the Year and M.V.P. for the 1959-60 season. In 14 seasons with the Philadelphia Warriors, Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers, Chamberlain was named league MVP four times (1960,1966-68) and was an All-NBA First Team selection seven times. Chamberlain led the NBA in scoring seven consecutive years (1959-65), rebounding 11 times and in 1968 even led the league in assists. Despite his scoring and rebounding skills, Chamberlain only won the N.B.A title twice, in 1967 with the Philadelphia 76ers and again in 1972 with the Lakers. Chamberlain was never popular ("Nobody roots for Golaith" he often said), nobody ever questioned that his talent on the basketball court matched his size.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wilt "The Stilt", October 13, 2011

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Mark Rabago "inspire90" (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: McFarlane Toys NBA Sports Picks Legends Series 1 Action Figure Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain (Philidelphia 76ers) (Toy)

Being a rather picky collector of McFarlane Sports Figures, this one of HOF'er Wilt Chamberlain in his 76'ers uni was a no-brainer. Needed it complete my set so it's purchase was a must. Awesome pose, great detail of the player. Kudos to McFarlane Toys for their always excellent products.