Wilt's 100:

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Travel back in time and relive one of the greatest individual accomplishments in sports history -- Wilt Chamberlain's famous 100-point game on March 2, 1962.

NBA.com and the Warriors present this special RealAudio retrospective, originally broadcast in 1997 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Wilt's once-in-a-lifetime feat, hosted by then Warriors play-by-play man Greg Papa.

Papa reminisces with some of the people who were in Hershey, Pa., that day, as they spin anecdotes, give analysis and share unforgettable memories of this occasion. From New York Knicks center Darrall Imhoff, who had the unfortunate task of guarding Chamberlain, to Joe Ruklick, who registered that golden assist, to Wilt himself, the players involved relate the story of one of the most famous events in basketball history.

Watch extended excerpts from a 1999 interview with Wilt from a local Philadelphia TV station:

Expounding on the 100-point game
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On the rivalry with Russell, Celtics
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Also: Inside Stuff looks back at Wilt's life and career
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In addition, you can join Wilt on his march to 100 by listening to the recently-discovered fourth-quarter radio broadcast of the Warriors' 169-147 victory over the Knicks.

Each of the following audio clips is a segment of the retrospective audio program. We have broken it into sections for your convenience. Each audio segment is in sequential order, so you may listen to the broadcast in its entirety by listening to all six RealAudio features.

Red dot Warriors announcer and program host Greg Papa introduces the program and describes the contents of this special retrospective of Wilt Chamberlain's historic game. (2:31)

Al Attles

Red dot This segment of the program starts out with announcer Bill Campbell's live game call of Wilt's record-setting score, then Wilt's former teammate Al Attles and Papa talk to Campbell about his recollections of the historic game. (4:58)


Darrall
Imhoff

Red dot Chamberlain's teammate Attles and program host Papa talk about the trend toward a more athletic, faster game at this stage in the NBA's history before
interviewing former Knick Darrall Imhoff, who drew the task of guarding Wilt for part of the game. Imhoff talks about trying to guard Wilt during the game, quarter by quarter. (21:01)


Harvey
Pollack

Red dot This section of the program
starts off with Bill Campbell's live game call of the historic shot, then features three interviews as teammate Joe Ruklick describes making the assist that gave Wilt 100 points; Harvey Pollack, the Warriors' public relations director, talks about Wilt's "triple-double-double" (more than 20 points, 20 rebounds and 20 assists); and Wilt gives credit to the guys on his team that "went above and beyond the call of duty to make it happen" for him. (15:10)


Wilt
Chamberlain

Red dot Greg Papa introduces Bill Campbell's play-by-play coverage of
the legendary game's entire fourth quarter, recorded live on March 2, 1962. (32:00)

Red dot In this interview from 1993, Wilt reminisces about getting a ride back to New York with the Knicks after his 100-point game and talks about the impact of the historic game on the rest of his career. (6:36)