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The Greatest basketball player, Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain, the 7 feet 2 inches tall idol of millions of teenagers, autographs programs for Shane Armi(...)
The Greatest basketball player, Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain, the 7 feet 2 inches tall idol of millions of teenagers, autographs programs for Shane Armi(...)

The Greatest basketball player, Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain, the 7 feet 2 inches tall idol of millions of teenagers, autographs programs for Shane Armi(...)

Date1/15/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Greatest basketball player, Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain, the 7 feet 2 inches tall idol of millions of teenagers, autographs programs for Shane Armitage, 15 (left) and Bob Hobbs, 18, of Oshawa in the Lakers' dressing room at Maple Leaf Gardens before the Lakers played the Cincinnati Royals. Shane and Bob were ball boys for Lakers game.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0037193F
Chamberlain, Wilt
Chamberlain, Wilt
8/20/1986
Chamberlain, Wilt
Chamberlain, Wilt
11/22/1970
Chamberlain, Wilt
Chamberlain, Wilt
8/20/1986
Police Chief Harold Adamson, 6 feet 2 1/2 inches tall and weighing 210 pounds, models navy and white birds-eye knit suit from George Richards Kingsize Clothes
Police Chief Harold Adamson, 6 feet 2 1/2 inches tall and weighing 210 pounds, models navy and white birds-eye knit suit from George Richards Kingsize Clothes
7/26/1972
Tiny, perfect Bruin. Stan Jonathan (left) at 5 feet 7 inches tal is the mighty mite of the gritty Boston Bruins hockey club. The Iroquois Indian's sma(...)
Tiny, perfect Bruin. Stan Jonathan (left) at 5 feet 7 inches tal is the mighty mite of the gritty Boston Bruins hockey club. The Iroquois Indian's sma(...)
10/27/1978
An event five feet tall, Harry (Bob) Voulgaris, a restaurant owner (right), is fitted for a sports jacket in a new clothing shop restricted to men no taller than five-feet-five inches. Shop owner Lou Brown, left, says short men, generally pay too much for clothes, suffer humiliation in some stores.
An event five feet tall, Harry (Bob) Voulgaris, a restaurant owner (right), is fitted for a sports jacket in a new clothing shop restricted to men no taller than five-feet-five inches. Shop owner Lou Brown, left, says short men, generally pay too much for clothes, suffer humiliation in some stores.
12/29/1977
Dwight Stone of pacific Coast Club clears the bar at 7 feet, 3 1/2 inches to win the high jump at last night's Star-Maple Leaf indoor games. Five comp(...)
Dwight Stone of pacific Coast Club clears the bar at 7 feet, 3 1/2 inches to win the high jump at last night's Star-Maple Leaf indoor games. Five comp(...)
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James Worrall, president of the Canadian Olympic Association, is 6 feet 5 inches and wears size 50 tall
James Worrall, president of the Canadian Olympic Association, is 6 feet 5 inches and wears size 50 tall
7/26/1972
Athol Layton, wrestler and television commentator who stands 6 feet 6 inches tall, enjoys wearing a colorful houndstooth check jacket with slightly flared pants
Athol Layton, wrestler and television commentator who stands 6 feet 6 inches tall, enjoys wearing a colorful houndstooth check jacket with slightly flared pants
7/26/1972
Eight Feet, Two Inches tall, Don Koehler, left, of Chicago, chats with Jim Gellatly, head of the Materials Handling Show at the International Centre. (...)
Eight Feet, Two Inches tall, Don Koehler, left, of Chicago, chats with Jim Gellatly, head of the Materials Handling Show at the International Centre. (...)
9/27/1976
A big sound comes from the horn of diminutive Bobby Hackett, who is 61 years old and only 5 foot 4 1/2 inches tall but one of the world's best jazzmen(...)
A big sound comes from the horn of diminutive Bobby Hackett, who is 61 years old and only 5 foot 4 1/2 inches tall but one of the world's best jazzmen(...)
4/1/1976
Sandy Allen: World's tallest woman, at feet 7 1/4 inches, recognized for her courage
Sandy Allen: World's tallest woman, at feet 7 1/4 inches, recognized for her courage
10/27/1986