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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION/PRIVACY ACTS SECTION

SUBJECT: WILT CHAMBERLAIN

FILE NUMBER: 164-3110

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This cgnnérns a boarding incident which tookplace 12/13/72, wherein Wilt Chamberlain,Los Angeles Lakerbasketball team star, made in-flammatory remarks prior to boarding a T�ansWorld Airlines TWA! flight on route_from ChicagmIllinois, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. _Theseremarks were brought about after a lenghthyplane delay,.and the passengers being subjectedto a pre-boarding screening by Customs SecurityOfficers. Customs Air Security Supervisor toldOfficers" at gate no violation and to adviseTWA officials of remarks and verify that TWAdid not regard remarks as threat to aircraft.TWA Passenger's Service representative on sceneadvised and requested to speak with Chamberlainand Laker's coach relative to the remarks he hadmade. Chamberlain, when confronted in jetway,became belligerent, used profane and obscenelanguage and left the boarding area. Chamberlainsubsequently flew to Philadelphia via UnitedAir1ines.' U. S. Customs did not notify ChicagoOffice at time of incident since they did not fconsider remarks possible violation. There�were no Bureau Agents present at time ofg¥%idggt. 'FAA aware of incident. ghicagoice instructed to present facts to United§§%§§§u%§33�3°iA1§hi°ag°' I11��°�s» �°�Jgiidk 92 P °° �h%%p 92'929292 _; = "._ {J i '

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IKE/TELEPHONE CALL OF INSPECTOR HENRY 5CHl%TZ TOCHICAGO INCIDENT. -

CHAMBERLAIN, LOS ANGELES LAKER BASKETBALL TEAM STAR,WAS PASSENGER ALONG WITH LAKER TEAM ON TRANSWORLD AIRLINES TWA!, FLIGHT ONE

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AIRCRAFT AT GATE FO-R ONE HOUR AND FORTY-FIVE MINUTES./

TWA MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHAMBERLAIN AND REST OFLAKEYS TO FLY TWA FLIGHT TWO THREE EIGHT, SCHEDULED TO IDEPART FOR PHILADELPHIA AT_ ELEVEN FORTY�FIVE AM. _ ' 9

AS TWA FLIGHT TWO THREE EIGHT PASSENGERS; INCLUDINGCHAMERLAIN AND LAKERS wERE GIVEN A ROUTIN §§EEuR1rYSCREENING BY u.s. cusroms, SECURITY OFFICERS, THREE or 1� JM�l°�9

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THESE SECURITY OFFICERS HEARD CHAMBERLAIN REMARK, "1 MAY"""

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PROMINENT BASKETBALL STAR AND WAS IRRITATED AT DELAYIN DEPARTURE, VERIFIED HE HAD NO WEAPON AND WAS NOPOTENTIAL HIJACKER, AND CALLED SUPERVISOR FOR INSTRUCTIONSCHAMBERLAIN AND OTHER LAKERS PROCEEDED ON BOARD FLIGHT-CUSTONS AIR SECURITY SUPERVISOR TOLD OFFICERS AT GATENO VIOLATION AND TO MERELY ADVISE TWA OFFICIALS OF

REMARK AND VERIFY THAT TWA DID NOT REGARD REMARK AS THREATTO AIRCRAFT, NOTING NO TWA PERSONNEL HAD HEARD REMARKOF CHAMBERLAIN'5.

TWA PASSENGER'S SERVICE REP ON SCENE ADVISED, ANDWITH SECURITY OFFICERS, REQUESTED CHAMBERLAIN AND

LAKER'S COACH SHERMAN, TO STEP or? PLANE zuro JETWAYIN ORDER THAT CHAMBERLAIN MIGHT MERELY BE CAUTIONEDABOUT REMARK. TWA REP FELT CHAMBERLAIN SHOULD BEAPPRISED OF SERIOUSNESS OF sucn REMARKS SINCE THEREmleur BE OTHER PAssE&sERs HEARING IT wno WERE NOTAWARE or FACT HE was IMPORTANT BASKETBALL STAR, ANDTHAT THESES PASSENGERS MIGHT BE FRIGHTENED.

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TERMINAL AND AIRCRAFT, HE RESPONDED, �BULLSHIT. INEVER SAID THAT. IT IS YOUR WORD AGAINST MINE. Isnzo 1 mxsnr SHOOT som£sonY," BECAUSE OF THE DELAY,'1 AN TIRED OF THIS BULLSHIT. 1 eor THIS KIND orBULLSHIT ALL'THROUGH MY LIFE. IF YOU ARE GOING TO DOSOMETHING, DO IT NOW, MR. FEDERAL OFFICER" TO CUSTOMSSECURITY. �AT THIS POINT, JET ENGINES REVVED FORDEPARTURE AND;FURTHER CONVERSATION IMPOSSIBLE.

ACHAMBERLAIN RETURNED TO AIRCRAFT, RETRIEVEDLUGGAGE, AND THEN DEPLANED. TWA ATTEMPTED TO EXPLAINWERE NOT CHALLENGING HIS BOARDING AIRCRAFT AND ANXIOUS TOHAVE CHAMBERLAIN FLY-TWA. CHAMBERLAIN nsspouuzo, "1 AM noreoxue T0 FLY YOUR COBSCENE! AIRLINE. 1 HAVE HAD suousn .BULLSHIT', AND LEFT AREA. CHAMBERLAIN SUBSEQUENTLY_FLEN TO PHILADELPHIA ON DECEMBER THIRTEEN LAST VIAUNITED AIRLINES. I

U.S. CUSTOMS DID NOT NOTIFY CHICAGO, FEDERAL 'BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OFFICE, AT TIME OF INCIDENT ASINCE DID NOT CONSIDER REMARKS POSSIBLE VIOLATION.M BUREAU AGENT ON SCENE.

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While the rest of theteam�flew onto�iiladelgahia for �tonight�: National sketballlissocnationgam e with the 76ers�Chamber ain �took a later �ighton another-airline. '

'l�.W.A. officials and a -re�porter traveling with the teamsaid the Lakers were delayedabout three hours in Chica 0- where they had defeated elBl1llS, 106-I05 Tuesday night '-��'because their plane had

_mechanieal troubles. Anotherlplane was obtained and as the[players lined up in the board-nng area, ,a Federal customs-lgent searching their duffel;bag; said, �fl know you guystare O.K., but I have to dorthis.'f_ -_ _ - .

Chamberlain said he thencommented to Jerry West. "theway I feel right now; if lhad a gun in my bag, I mightshoot somebody." . ,

The center said he boardedthe plane and 10 minutes later�a 'l�.W.A. agent came on and�asked him to step outside,�where he said, Federal Bureau,of investigation agent accused'�him of talking about hijacking;Other agents cleared him, he-said._b_u,L,,hg_,,retriev§ his �bags from the plane and leftto catch 'l!929992°?.-..-.�._-.. ._. �3 A ' T.W.A," spokesman " con-firmed that he left voluntanly.

Chamberlain�--Said 11¢ W15�anngyed not-only with the�hen in of that situation but_also w|;th'a previous 1'.W.A.�incident that.he said ¢8"-W!him to miss playing in a bentfitgamein New York._ _

Re said he h_ad no quarrelwith anti-hijacking proceduresas such. .

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V ~. _ On 5/29/69,*advised s that� "the 5th playoff game. betwee e Los Angeles ers a ston» '- ' s___was he_ld_5/3/69, and played at Boston. ' '1�o___pthe__!3_e,st.o§ollection, �the opening ric 1 ' ' ' 'v p e was 32 and b1os'e�d at 5 po1n!,,,_ g Boston. All of the money was on Boston because JERRYWFST7was an unknown quantity for th_ _ _, ye I.a1gers_';_',d11"e to evfact that he92had<;épulled a "groin muscle92'the revi 0'p ous game. féoalls that Bostonwon by some 12 or 13 points -

Game time was 8:00 p.m. at Boston and ,�there_fore _a.ny"*bets placed in ¢Las Vegas would be made befo_ - re 5:90 p.m. PDT. Theinformant reiterated that all of the money was on Boston and that._no money of any consequence showed for the Lakers. "E W ~ �On '6/25/69, the Los Angeles Division advisedtthatzr£/ contacts with Los Angeles informa t_ n s had failed to reflect anyinformation which would substantiate"'the allegation conce ibets made b - rn ng� y CHAMIBERLAIN_ the Lakers and Celticsgame. r -

"Logical _i_nfo_r1yapts _o_f the Las Vegas Office have been[contacted in an"'¬_ffort to determine if they have any knowledge-of anyone:',§ " outside of Lasvegas for any largeamountwof-' substantiate the allegation concerningJbetsmadei CHAMBERLAIN. No substantiation has beendeveloped ,;b Office� and further the informantscontacted h 8d_ t no large amounts of money were bet onthe Lakers in the Las Vegas area,

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to learn of any additional attempts to either shave points or?throw games, particularly the Phila elphia - Boston Celtics gameh"f's'bhed};,1ed at the Boston Garde on 5 urday, November , 1966.I '-92' .. I ' ~�. -0 _'. .. ,.,.. -éureau v / 734 ..___' "-;_,:. C. b � :.;'*6g_]__0L;518 . REC 29 ._ _E ; New York - 518 NOV 5 19666 �-

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For information al1_offices it sho 1d, n be stressedith informants and sources that this type of information isremely in rtant d it�po an a is essential that such be receivedy you as quickly as possible.

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DODwas made of specific teams, players, or games. .volunteered that Kansas City, San Diego, and BoAFL recently ftaken off board in Philadelphia.

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-- �me Philadelphia "Bulletin," l0/30/66, in reporting�Boston - Philadelphia game 10-29, said CHAMBERLAIN ledPhiladelphia defense with WALKER and GREEK scoring 18 and 26points, respectively. In post game interview, CHAMBERLAIN

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was quoted as saying, "They'll say RUSSELL is slipping ondefense." QHAMBERLAIN thought RUSSELL played "wonderful?game. CHAMBERLAIN played 42 minutes, got four out of sevenfield goal tries, five out of ten foul tries for thirteengoints. Made 31 rebounds, nine assists. RUSSELL played1 minutes, got four of eleven field goal tries, four of

seven foul tries for twelve points. Made 19 rebounds, five�assists. For Boston, SAM JONES was out with injury andHAVL1CEK out after 22 minutes with injury. ' ~

� In reporting game of ll/5/66 at Boston, the "Bulletinsaid Boston defense crowded front court making pass-offs fromCHAMBERLAIN impossible. GREER got nine points and WALKER nine,for Philadelghia. CHAMBERLAIN forced to shoot and in #7minutes got of 16 field goal tries, l0 of 22 foul triesfor 26 points. Made 23 rebounds, 3 assists. HAVLICEK and �SAM JONES each scored 29 points for Boston. =

The "Bulletin" also ointed out Philadelphia playedSt. Louis at Pittsburgh on 11/§/66, San Francisco at Phila-delphia, on ll/#/56, and Boston at Boston, on ll/5/66, withPhiladelphia reportedly showing effects of three games inthree nights in three different places. �

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92 -It is believed that;anyfsignificant change in point spread, not' attributable to the inJury'of a key player or other legitimate =,reason,�wou1d indicate_an abnormal amount of money_was being played1. gto change the odds; �Thus �the change £5 odds by the wagering of- an abnormalfamounts of money might indicate or substantiate ap Mix . M. . _ _ »y~w~@

interviews of WILT CHAMBLRLAIN _ds not recommended at this time, pending "a§iOn_byMthis office. ... i"w.h" -_!s

g ,_llt_is sugge§ted.the Bureau consider;the,feasibilityaofobtaining_+%*u;cnra weekly basis the opening lines and-closing lines on�all hnational pro sporting events for each week since such information,barring weather and key injuries or other legitimate reasons, mightindicate or suggest a fix. It should_be noted that when theseoffices furnish any specific point spread change, they should alsooffer a reason for the point spread if same is known - such as,inJury to"a key player. _

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'. hould be so directed as to insure»� that any o t on coming to his attentionwagering activity on the part of Chamber.-lain, gor L .any other member of the Celtics or opposing t , s ine-» I diately.furnished you. Additionally, inquiry should bemade informant as to whether he has any knowledgethat performance is or has been such as to effectT� the on one of any particular game in which he plays.

As you know, the fact that players bet on a gameor games in which they are involved, does not in itselfconstitute a violation of the Sports Bribery statute. TheBureau; however, dsires to be furnished any information _concerning wagering activity on the part of those engaged inprofessional sports. As you know, it is extremely importantthat the Bureau be advised in the event information is

1' received indicating that an individual or individuals inany way offered a bribe in connection with the outcome ofa particular athletic contest.

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be noted, however, th hadthat WILT CHAMBERLAIN

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that this is a Joint vi-nprominently inasmuch as he isgeneral opinion that

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ng January and early February contactshe advised that he had been unable to

. g i _ .rma on concerning any wa er ng activities or wagering activities of t

some

of"

LInformant also during January contacts advised hehad been unable to develop any information concerning betting

activities of any kind on the part of members of the BostonCelt

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- and apparently during of thisgame did not play up to par. "

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a92,® ,_&;i92 uL/ 1 he only th rated to him thatit did'not'appear"-that. were ' control-

_i ling the Celtics� players, suc_ He stated that this was a generali s part.i 0 l . '

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As�to the game played Sunday, 4/23/67, he_notedthat Philadelphia only scored 13 points in the fourthquarter which was very unusual. Further, in the finalgame played on Monday night, 4/24/67, he noted thatPhiladelphia had 64 foul shot opportunities while the

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team, and was apaid on the game._ CHAMBERLAIN isalbged to knee in�practice just prior to the

game or the day before the game. This resulted in a very .poor performance during the game. As a result of CHAMBERLAIN

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