Wilt Chamberlain's century mark.

Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService) | March 1, 2002 | Copyright

Byline: Sam Smith

CHICAGO _ The day started for Wilt Chamberlain as it often did, the great Philadelphia Warriors center leaving his New York apartment to board the train to Philadelphia.

Though he grew up there, Philadelphia just wasn't big enough, fast enough or urbane enough for Wilt. New York, New York. Wilt the Stilt. They went together.

Wilt was leaving a little earlier 40 years ago. That night's game was in tiny Hershey, Pa., a common practice in the then-nine-team NBA to expand its borders. The fans didn't come to them, so they went to the ...

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