Wilt

Karl prefaced his remarks by saying that Yao is not in Wilt's category, but he couldn't help but remember some of his earliest impressions of the NBA — watching Chamberlain on television and seeing the most offensively dominant big man in the history of the game.

USATODAY.com - Yao makes quick impressions 2002

He was given the nickname Wilt "The Stilt," for his freakishly long legs, and his enormous stature, standing at 7-1.

MVN 2009

Susan Savage (SD-44), Mary Wilmot (SD-55), Joanne Yepsen (SD-43), Kathleen Joy (SD-50), and Robin Wilt (SD-56), all took a courageous stand against Albany corruption by endorsing insurgent Gustavo Rivera against disgraced Senator Pedro Espada, Jr. and pledging to oppose Espada for any leadership role in the Senate in the event he won.

Bill Samuels: Why Electing More Women Will Help Reform Albany Bill Samuels 2010

Nobody ever called Wilt “the Stilt” Chamberlain a ho—not to his face, anyway.

Your Girlfriends Only Know So Much Finesse Mitchell 2007

Nobody ever called Wilt “the Stilt” Chamberlain a ho—not to his face, anyway.

Your Girlfriends Only Know So Much Finesse Mitchell 2007

Scene from Tom Sharpe's "Wilt", where world-weary teacher (Wilt) is being questioned by rather dim policeman ...

One of These Words Is Not Like The Other 2010

"Wilt" is the same as the wilt of cucumbers; same treatment is given.

Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) 1906

_ -- "Wilt" is a disease caused by bacteria that are distributed chiefly by striped cucumber beetles.

Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) 1906

Nathan: just a quick question, does anyone know why the 13th TPB is being called "Wilt"? aside from #3, ...

4thletter! Esther Inglis-Arkell 2009

But the eternal issue with all extraordinary virtuosos in this game, whether they be 7-foot scoring-machine centers such as Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, midsize do-it-alls such as Michael Jordan (OK, specifically Michael Jordan), or small multiskilled guards such as Archibald, Isiah Thomas, or Allen Iverson, is how to blend that dominating talent with the other four people in order to best help a team win basketball games and, eventually, championships.

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