Wilt Chamberlain Stamp Dedicated By Sixers At Halftime
PHILADELPHIA (AP/CBS) — The Philadelphia 76ers held a ceremony to dedicate a stamp depicting Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain during halftime of Friday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Wilt Chamberlain Limited Edition Forever stamps, featuring the "Big Dipper" in poses with the Philadelphia Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers, became available on Friday morning. Chamberlain is the first NBA player to appear on a U.S. postage stamp.
His stamps are just over two inches tall, or a third to twice the size of a typical commemorative stamp, according to the United States Postal Service. The word "Wilt" is on the corner of each stamp.
Watch: Wilt Chamberlain was larger than life, so it's only fitting we followed suit with the #WiltStamp dedication.https://t.co/5xsBW6joYt
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) December 6, 2014
A Philadelphia native, Chamberlain set many individual records while playing for the Warriors, 76ers and Lakers but none more distinguished than the single-game scoring record he set on March 2, 1962 when he scored 100 points for the Warriors against the Knicks. The 13-time All-Star ended his career with 31,419 points and 23,924 rebounds.
At halftime former 76ers great Julius Erving was joined by Chamberlain's sisters, Barbara Lewis and Selina Gross, and others holding plaques featuring the stamps. Among those holding a plaque was Harvey Pollack, who was a statistician during the 100-point game and the man responsible for making the famous "100" sign that Chamberlain held after the game.
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