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Wilt Chamberlain 1962 NBA Broadcast

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  Wilt Chamberlain is considered one of the greatest players in history. He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the University of Kansas and also for the Harlem Globetrotters before playing in the NBA. He was 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall, and weighed 250 pounds as a rookie. (Wikipedia.com) ….

The Broadcast Quake and Willie Mays

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  The World Series happened Oct. 17, 1989. That was 32 years ago. It was a game between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics . It was a 1989 Broadcast Quake on ABC . (Clip) It is said the screen flickered, the ground started to shake & the screen went black. There was a Giant legend named Willie Mays at the Giants clubhouse. He played for the San Francisco Giants . Mays is a retired legend and retired in 1973. He was a former professional baseball center fielder. During the time of the earthquake series, he was at the age of 58, and this is what he had to say about the earthquake ..