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.

But, how did he come upon the 1961 Fleer Basketball Wilt Chamberlain rookie card? You ask? "His [the seller's] parents owned a grocery store when he was growing up. Him and his brother ripped a ...

Wilt Chamberlain was the first player in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year, and the season MVP, and only 1 of 2 to do it. It was truly a historic season.

"My theory is that there are four really important numbers in Wilt ... the first player to win MVP and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season. Chamberlain repeated as scoring and rebounding ...

1960 — Rookie Wilt Chamberlain scores a playoff record 53 points in the Philadelphia’s 132-112 triumph over the Syracuse Nationals to send the Warriors to the Eastern Division finals against ...

Wilt Chamberlain was always bigger ... and became the first player to win the MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same season. Chamberlain repeated as scoring and rebounding champion in his second ...

1933 — The Chicago Black Hawks forfeit a game when players refuse to return to the ice after their coach, Tom Gorman, is ejected from the game. Boston, which leads 3-2 at the time of the ...