A 1961-62 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain rookie card recently sold for $1.7 million in a private deal brokered by Goldin Auctions. It's the most money ever paid for a vintage (pre-1980) basketball card.

"My theory is that there are four really important numbers in Wilt Chamberlain's life. In ascending order: 0 for the number of times he fouled out, 50 for the number of points he averaged for one ...

Wilt Chamberlain was always bigger than life, a mythical giant. At 7-foot-1 he was the most dominating offensive big man in basketball history. Although his accomplishments were often credited to ...