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The Chiefs once wanted to sign Wilt Chamberlain

Let’s file this one under: It’s new to me.

Way, way back in the day, Super Bowl winning Chiefs coach Hank Stram offered a contract to ... Wilt Chamberlain.

Yes, that Wilt Chamberlain.

This tryout was mentioned briefly in an article in our Arrowheadlines this week and I did some Googling to confirm and, yep, Hank Stram wanted Wilt Chamberlain.

"I had him stand under the crossbar of the goal posts. I told him I was going to throw the football a little above the bar. The first throw touched the bar and bounced on over.