The late, great Wilt Chamberlain was one of the NBA’s flashiest and most successful players ever. Although drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in 1959, Chamberlain would cement his NBA legend by winning his second NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1972, just one year before he retired as a player. He was named the NBA Finals MVP that year. It was during that season, in fact, that the Lakers set the NBA record with 33 straight victories. A giant at 7’ 2” tall Chamberlain was a scoring threat in every game he played. His highest output ever, which remains an NBA single-game record, was set in 1962 when the Warriors hosted the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on March 2 and scored 100 points. This lot includes an autographed first-edition, hardcover copy of his autobiography entitled “A View from Above.” A 283-page look into Wilt’s innermost thoughts about life and his career, the book includes his signature in black fine-point pen on the inside title page. It includes the inscription: “Peace.” Wilt, a seven-time NBA scoring champ, was inducted posthumously into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
Pre-certified by PSA/DNA.
Includes Letter of Provenance from collector Bruce Tennen.
Bruce Tennen's passion for Tigers baseball as a boy eventually lead him to pursue a career in the sports industry, covering Arizona teams as an AP journalist in the late 70’s and working in the front office for the San Diego Clippers in the early 80’s. He would later move on to a successful career in mortgage banking, arranging credit and acquisition funding for numerous Pistons players, executives and broadcasters. Bruce has been fortunate enough to build relationships with dozens of professional athletes and team executives, giving him the connections necessary to build his impressive collection.