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Wilt's 100 (5/17)

Collecting the autographs of all the players who took the court during Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in Hershey, PA on March 2, 1962. Below is the box score.17 total players took the court in the game.

Philadelphia Warriors

Player Pos Min FGM FGA FTM FTA Reb Ast PF Pts
Paul Arizin SF 31 7 18 2 2 5 4 0 16
Tom Meschery PF 40 7 12 2 2 7 3 4 16
Wilt Chamberlain C 48 36 63 28 32 25 2 2 100
Guy Rodgers PG 48 1 4 9 12 7 20 5 11
Al Attles SG 34 8 8 1 1 5 6 4 17
York Larese SG 14 4 5 1 1 1 2 5 9
Ed Conlin F 14 0 4 0 0 4 1 1 0
Joe Ruklick F 8 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 0
Ted Luckenbill F 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Team rebounds 3
Team totals 240 63 115 43 52 60 39 25 169

New York Knicks

Player Pos Min FGM FGA FTM FTA Reb Ast PF Pts
Willie Naulls PF 43 9 22 13 15 7 2 5 31
Johnny Green SF 21 3 7 0 0 7 1 5 6
Darrall Imhoff C 20 3 7 1 1 6 0 6 7
Richie Guerin SG 46 13 29 13 17 8 6 5 39
Al Butler PG 32 4 13 0 0 7 3 1 8
Cleveland Buckner SF 33 16 26 1 1 8 0 4 33
Dave Budd C 27 6 8 1 1 10 1 1 13
Donnie Butcher PG 18 3 6 4 6 3 4 5 10
Team rebounds 4
Team totals 240 57 118 33 41 60 17 32 147

 

After collecting all of the above, these autographs will be matted and framed. Photos of the project will be posted.

 

Starting off: We already have Ed Conlin from our Syracuse Nats collection.

 

Mailed autograph requests to Tom Meschery and Darrall Imhoff on 11/14/11.

Mailed autograph request to Ted Luckenbill on 11/16/11. Received back in 14 days on 11/30/11.

Mailed autograph request to Cleveland Buckner on 11/21/11.

Mailed autograph request to Willie Naulls on 11/28/11.

Mailed autograph requests to Joe Ruklick and York Larese on 12/5/11. Received Joe Ruklick back in 9 days, on a signed team photo. Received York Larese back in 15 days on 12/20/11.

Won Jumpin' Johnny Green autograph on Ebay on 3/8/12.


The 1957-58 St. Louis Hawks (3/14)

The Boston Celtics won 11 championships in 13 years. The only 2 teams to beat them, the 1957-58 St. Louis Hawks and the 1967-68 Philadelphia 76ers, were both coached by Alex Hannum.

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
11 Jack Coleman F-C 6-7 195 May 23, 1924 8 University of Louisville
12 Walt Davis C-F 6-8 205 January 5, 1931 4 Texas A&M University
16 Cliff Hagan F-G 6-4 210 December 9, 1931 1 University of Kentucky
20 Ed Macauley C-F 6-8 185 March 22, 1928 8 Saint Louis University
22 Slater Martin G 5-10 170 October 22, 1925 8 University of Texas at Austin
21 Jack McMahon G 6-1 185 December 3, 1928 5 St. John's University
12 Red Morrison F-C 6-8 220 April 26, 1932 2 University of Idaho
17 Med Park G-F 6-2 205 April 11, 1933 2 University of Missouri
17 Worthy Patterson G 6-2 175 June 17, 1931 R University of Connecticut
9 Bob Pettit F-C 6-9 205 December 12, 1932 3 Louisiana State University
19 Frank Selvy G-F 6-3 180 November 9, 1932 2 Furman University
13 Chuck Share C 6-11 235 March 14, 1927 6 Bowling Green State University
15 Win Wilfong G-F 6-2 185 March 18, 1933 R University of Memphis

 

After collecting all of the above, these autographs will be matted and framed. Photos of the project will be posted.

Starting off: We already have Frank Selvy & Alex Hannum from our Syracuse Nats collection.

Mailed autograph request to Chuck Share on 12/5/11. Received back in 7 days on 12/12/11.

Mailed autograph request to Worthy Patterson on 12/7/11.

Won Easy Ed Macauley on Ebay on 3/21/12.


The 1974-75 Kentucky Colonels (1/13)

The Colonels were the American Basketball Champions during the 1974-75 season. This would be the only time the Kentucky would be champs in the 9 year history of the league.

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
14 Bird Averitt G 6-1 170 July 22, 1952 1 Pepperdine University
25 Jim Bradley F 6-8 215 March 16, 1952 1 Northern Illinois University
10 Louie Dampier G 6-0 170 November 20, 1944 7 University of Kentucky
53 Artis Gilmore C 7-2 240 September 21, 1949 3 Jacksonville University
12 Joe Hamilton G 5-10 160 July 5, 1948 4 North Texas State University
44 Dan Issel C-F 6-9 235 October 25, 1948 4 University of Kentucky
22 Wil Jones F 6-8 205 February 27, 1947 5 Albany State University
23 Gene Littles G 6-0 160 June 29, 1943 5 High Point University
24 Ted McClain G 6-1 180 August 30, 1946 3 Tennessee State University

Red Robbins F-C 6-8 190 September 30, 1944 7 University of Tennessee
31 Marv Roberts F-C 6-8 200 January 29, 1950 3 Utah State University
11 John Roche G 6-3 170 September 26, 1949 3 University of South Carolina
42 Ronald Thomas F 6-6 215 November 19, 1950 2 University of Louisville


After collecting all of the above, these autographs will be matted and framed. Photos of the project will be posted.

Mailed autograph request to Bird Averitt on 12/5/11.

Mailed autograph request to Louie Dampier on 12/7/11. Received back in 8 days on 12/15/11, but have to resend.

Mailed autograph request to Gene Littles and Dan Issel on 12/19/11. Received Dan Issel back in 19 days on 1/7/12.