Wilt Chamberlain stamp: Meet the man who started the effort 10 years ago

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Friday, December 27, 2024
Meet the man who started effort to honor Wilt Chamberlain

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- He was a basketball legend with local roots.

Wilt Chamberlain had some of his earliest success as a high school player in Philadelphia.

And it was people from here who pushed to have him honored on a postage stamp, which is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month.

Action News Race and Culture Reporter TaRhonda Thomas introduces us to the man who started the effort to put Chamberlain on a stamp.

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