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City Council: Give "Wilt The Stilt" A Stamp

City Council this morning approved a resolution, calling on the U.S. Postal Service to honor basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain by creating a stamp with his image.

City Council this morning approved a resolution calling on the U.S. Postal Service to honor basketball legend

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by creating a stamp with his image.  Chamberlain's sister, Selina Gross, and his long-time friend Sonny Hill of the city's famed Sonny Hill League, were there to witness it all.  "This is a very honored day," Hill told Council. "We should be doing more things like this. We should be recognizing our past. We should recognize our history."  Gross later said she thought an image from Chamberlain's 1962 National Basketball Association record-setting

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would be the best choice for a stamp.