SPOTLIGHT March 2, Answer of the Day Does Wilt Chamberlain also hold the record for free throws, along with the other NBA records hes attained? Well, after a fashion. Wilt Chamberlain holds the record for free throws missed in a single season (578 misses in 1967-68). But, his other records tend to make us forget about his weakness in shooting free throws into the basket. In fact, on this date in 1962, Chamberlain achieved a record that has yet to be even close to being topped — most points in a single game. Chamberlain was the center for the Philadelphia Warriors at the time, playing in a game against the Knicks at HersheyPark Arena. After he made his ninth consecutive free throw, he began to think that he might break the record for most free throws in a game. It hadnt yet occurred to him that he might crush the record for most points in a single NBA game. When Chamberlain broke his own single-game record of 78 points with nearly eight minutes remaining, he and his team pulled out all the stops. With the crowd chanting Give it to Wilt! and his teammates feeding him the ball at every opportunity, Wilt scored his 100th point on a slam dunk with 46 seconds left. Quote Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath. — Wilt Chamberlain Word of the day (© ) Todays History A B-50 Superfortress Puerto Rico: became a US territory; its residents gained US citizenship (1917) Bill of Rights: the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution were finally ratified by Massachusetts, 147 years after having gone into effect (1939) B-50 Superfortress: became the first aircraft to fly around the world nonstop, landing in Fort Worth, Texas, after a flight time of 94:01 (1949) Morocco: gained independence from France (1956) Todays Birthdays Tom Wolfe (79): author, The Right Stuff, Bonfire of the Vanities; plus, writers John Jay Chapman (1862-1933), Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), Geoffrey Grigson (1905-1985) and John Irving (68) Mikhail Gorbachev (79): last president of the Soviet Union; another political leader born on this date was Sam Houston (1793-1863) Daniel Craig (42): actor, James Bond, Defiance; also, actors Jennifer Jones (1919-2009), John Cullum (80), Jon Finch (69), Cassie Yates (59), Laraine Newman (58), Bryce Dallas Howard (29) and Robert Iler (25) Chris Martin (33): frontman for Coldplay; also, musicians Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884), Kurt Weill (1900-1950), Doc Watson (87), Lou Reed (68), Karen Carpenter (1950-1983), John Cowsill (54), Jon Bon Jovi (48), Alvin Youngblood Hart (47) and Luke Pritchard (25) Ben Roethlisberger (28): Steelers quarterback; Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush (25) also celebrates his birthday today Home Read more: answers/topic/tuesday-march-2-2010-from-today-s-highlights-archive#ixzz2uoOQy5W8
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