Wilt 'The Stilt' Chamberlin
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Wilt 'the Stilt' Chamberlin was arguably the greatest basketball player of his generation. He set recoreds that will never be broken, including scoring 100 points in a single game and averaging an eye-popping 50.4 ponts over an 82-season. Seemingly jealous of his height (7 feet, 2 inches) and his incredible athleticism, and prejudiced against him as an aggressive black man in the conservative 1950's, fans booed Chamberline mercilessly, much as they might boo the 'villain' in a professional wrestling match.
W as there ever a player so hated
I n the prime of a great career
L ooked on as the Devil Incarnate
T ormented by boos and by jeers
T he man set all kinds of records
H e excelled at whatever he tried
E gged on by a fierce, wounded pride
S cored one-hundred points in a game
T fans hissed at him all the same
I f he had to do it over again
L ord Have Mercy, he'd have scored 110!
T hough he'd have traded every point for one friend
Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2019
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