When Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain was unveiled last summer against a backdrop of the NBA stars against whom the seven-footer will play this winter, only one word described him: Fantastic.
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The High School Kid Who Could Play Pro Right Now, 1955
One coach, of some repute and conservative mood, says Wilt is as good as George Mikan was last year or the year before that. Another coach, of equal repute but more courage, says he’s better.
The “New” Lakers, 1958
Thus, were born the “New” Minneapolis Lakers.
New Pro Cage League Plans Include L.A.
Below is the first mid-1960s mention of a named second pro basketball league to rival the NBA. The newspaper article ran in the Los Angeles Times on November 15, 1966. The United Basketball League was—you guessed it—the fleeting original name of the American Basketball Association (ABA).
From Way Downtown 