NBA Legend Wilt Chamberlain Was an Astoundingly Big Fourth-Grader

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By Sam Laird2013-08-21 23:31:57 UTC

NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain was an astonishingly large man, standing more than 7 feet tall, and weighing in at over 270 pounds. But he was also an even more astonishingly large fourth-grader.

We know this for certain thanks to the always-interesting Andy Gray, who mans the @si_vault Twitter account, and constantly shares a stream of remarkable sports photos from venerable print publication Sports Illustrated 's extensive archives. Check out this post from Wednesday, which he tweeted to commemorate what would have been the aptly nicknamed Wilt the Stilt's 77th birthday:

Gray recently shared another excellent retro NBA photo, which proved a current star's basketball-playing dad once bore a striking resemblance to one Ron Burgundy. For more about the @si_vault account, check out our feature article from last May about how it helps bridge SI's print legacy and digital future.

Can you spot young Wilt? Let us know where you think he is in the comments.

Lead image: Kevin Burkett, Flickr

Topics: Entertainment, NBA, Sports