We’ve talked before about Wilt Chamberlain’s stunning athleticism. He had a 50” vertical, was a champion high jumper, could sprint with Jim Brown and even competed in gymnastics at 7-1.
And after his basketball career, he became a professional volleyball player.
Early in his career, he was quite lean but as he began (unusually for his era) to lift weights he grew much, much larger.
Near the end of his career, he was listed at 310 and was still extraordinarily fast. Take this video for instance, where Gail Goodrich lost the ball to Milwaukee’s Bobby Dandridge.