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A 1957 article in Life magazine titled “What It Took to Get Wilt” said KU used an “army” of recruiters and hinted that it took “under the table” cash to land Chamberlain, who according to the report was “sought by a hundred campuses.
— This quote from a Grantland piece describing Wilt vs. Elgin on the streets of DC in summer 1957 brings up the point that fans tend to forgive and forget any wrongdoing by teams/players in the refractory glow of past glory.
(Source: grantland.com)
