Wilt Chamberlain would have turned 79 today

They say no NBA legend of old would be able to compete with the athletes of the modern league. For the most part, it could be true. But Wilt Chamberlain is an exception.

Wilt the Stilt was the modern NBA before anybody knew it was coming. Standing at 7'1" in the 1960s and 1970s, Chamberlain posted perhaps the most gaudiest numbers in sports history. For his career, he averaged 30 points and 23 rebounds. In 1962, he averaged 50.4 points per game. He holds the NBA record for points scored in a single game, with his trademark 100.

Chamberlain died in 1999 after a long history of heart trouble at the age of 63. On what would've been his 79th birthday, click through the gallery above to relive Chamberlain's most iconic photos. Check the video below to learn one of the legend's all-time secrets.

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