Darrall Imhoff

Darrall Imhoff, who as a 6-foot-10 rookie center for the New York Knicks had the misfortune of guarding Chamberlain during his 100-point game in 1962, said, "I spent 12 years in his armpits, and I always carried that 100-point game on my shoulders. "After I got my third foul, I said to one of the officials, Willy Smith, 'Why don't you just give him 100 points and we'll all go home?' Well, we did." Two nights later, at Madison Square Garden, Chamberlain tried to go for the century mark again. But Imhoff held him to 54 points. The fans gave Imhoff a standing ovation. "He was an amazing, strong man," Imhoff said. "I always said the greatest record he ever held wasn't 100 points, but his 55 rebounds against Bill Russell. Those two players changed the whole game of basketball. The game just took an entire step up to the next level."

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But Imhoff held him to 54 points.

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so  
Years ago

who cares...

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Silk  
Years ago

Wilt was no Robert Horry

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Kent Brockman  
Years ago

reminds me of the quote from one of the Bulls players after Micahel had 63 against the Celts
" I will always remember this as the night that Michael and I combined for 69 points against Boston"


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KingJames  
Years ago

Interesting article ELG. The poor guy.

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Boom Patrol  
Years ago

LOL
elg you kill me with ur randomness!!!

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Ostrich 39  
Years ago

Randomness?

Yeah - fully random of ELG to be bigging up his main man Wilt! fully.

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lockstock  
Years ago

Kent Brockman kills me with his randomness! hahaha. Gold.

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