Wilt Chamberlain still alive?

News of Wilt Chamberlain’s death on October 12, 1999 stunned the world. Ever since, millions of fans worldwide have come to believe the basketball player’s death was a hoax and that he was still alive and well.

UPDATE 20/03/2026 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Wilt Chamberlain Death Hoax: Is He Still Among Us?

“ There are just too many unanswered questions, too many coincidences, too many things just don’t make sense, ” a fan told the media.

Overzealous fans started investigating the strange and conflicting circumstances surrounding the ‘death’ of Wilt Chamberlain, offering ‘incontestable evidence’ that the basketball player was still alive. More than 2 millions people have clicked on the popular YouTube video ‘Wilt Chamberlain alive?! Shocking proof’ and nearly 30,000 people have commented on.

A wide array of the basketball player’s fans are convinced the video proves conclusively that Wilt Chamberlain is still alive.

New Wave of Wilt Chamberlain Sightings

Moreover, ever since his death in 1999, hundreds of eyewitnesses claimed to have spotted him in many cities around the world, in shopping malls, taxis, even in a restaurant in Philadelphia (Wilt Chamberlain’s Hometown).

Wilt Chamberlain would be 89 years-old today.

Will we ever know the truth? Probably not, but the legend that is Wilt Chamberlain will live on forever. Some things are just too good to be forgotten.

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