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[QUOTE="cliftonparksufan, post: 210367, member: 9"]
Shaq talks a little bit about Wilt in his new book.  When he got to LA he almost bought Wilt's house.  He really wanted to but it was old and needed a lot of repairs at that point.  It was no secret that he had a lot of admiration for Wilt.
 
I was born in 1959 so you could say that I grew up with Wilt.  To me he was the most larger than life figure there was.  I didn't get to see him in his college or early pro days but I am surprised that no one has talked much about his time at Kansas or with the Globetrotters.  I'm not sure what the real story is of him leaving Kansas but could you imagine someone like Dwight Howard playing three years of college and one for the Trotters before playing in the NBA.  That kind of stuff just doesn't happen.
 
As others have mentioned, the NBA was a totally different game back then, as was college.  The stats are so much different.  A lot more points, a lot more rebounds.  The only thing not different is that Wilt would be a star in any generation.  He was the most amazing athlete there was.  Track star, volleyball, strength, speed, he had it all.
 
Speaking of having it all, could you imagine Wilt with modern medicine.  He could be up to 100,000 women by now.
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