Wilt Chamberlain C

Full Name: Wilton Chamberlain

Current Team: N/A

Born: Aug 21, 1936 (Passed away Oct 12, 1999, aged 63)

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)

Nationality: United States

Height: 7-1 (216cm)     Weight: 265 (120kg)

Current NBA Status: Deceased (Oct 12, 1999)

Draft Entry: 1959 NBA Draft

Drafted: 1959 Territorial Pick, Philadelphia Warriors

Pre-Draft Team: Kansas (Sr)

High School: Overbrook High School [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

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NBA

14 Years Of Service - NBA's Top 50, Hall of Fame Player, 4x MVP, Finals MVP, 7x All-NBA 1st, 2x All-NBA Defensive 1st, ROY, 13x All-Star, #13 retired by GOS, #13 retired by LAL, #13 retired by PHL

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1959-60 ★ PHI 72 - 46.4 14.79 32.10 .461 - - - 8.01 13.76 .582 - - 26.96 2.33 - - 2.08 - 37.60
1960-61 ☆ PHI 79 - 47.8 15.84 31.10 .509 - - - 6.72 13.34 .504 - - 27.20 1.87 - - 1.65 - 38.39
1961-62 ☆ PHI 80 - 48.5 19.96 39.49 .506 - - - 10.44 17.04 .613 - - 25.65 2.40 - - 1.54 - 50.36
1962-63 ☆ GOS 80 - 47.6 18.29 34.62 .528 - - - 8.25 13.91 .593 - - 24.32 3.44 - - 1.70 - 44.83
1963-64 ☆ GOS 80 - 46.1 15.05 28.73 .524 - - - 6.75 12.70 .531 - - 22.34 5.04 - - 2.27 - 36.85
1964-65 * ☆ All Teams 73 - 45.2 14.56 28.53 .510 - - - 5.59 12.05 .464 - - 22.92 3.42 - - 2.00 - 34.71
1964-65 * ☆ GOS 38 - 45.9 16.74 33.55 .499 - - - 5.47 13.16 .416 - - 23.50 3.08 - - 2.00 - 38.95
1964-65 * ☆ PHL 35 - 44.5 12.20 23.09 .528 - - - 5.71 10.86 .526 - - 22.29 3.80 - - 2.00 - 30.11
1965-66 ★ PHL 79 - 47.3 13.59 25.19 .540 - - - 6.34 12.35 .513 - - 24.59 5.24 - - 2.16 - 33.53
1966-67 ★ PHL 81 - 45.5 9.69 14.20 .683 - - - 4.77 10.80 .441 - - 24.16 7.78 - - 1.77 - 24.15
1967-68 ★ PHL 82 - 46.8 9.99 16.79 .595 - - - 4.32 11.37 .380 - - 23.80 8.56 - - 1.95 - 24.29
1968-69 ☆ LAL 81 - 45.3 7.91 13.57 .583 - - - 4.72 10.58 .446 - - 21.14 4.52 - - 1.75 - 20.54
1969-70 LAL 12 - 42.1 10.75 18.92 .568 - - - 5.83 13.08 .446 - - 18.42 4.08 - - 2.58 - 27.33
1970-71 ☆ LAL 82 - 44.3 8.15 14.95 .545 - - - 4.39 8.16 .538 - - 18.21 4.29 - - 2.12 - 20.68
1971-72 ☆ LAL 82 - 42.3 6.05 9.32 .649 - - - 2.70 6.39 .422 - - 19.17 4.01 - - 2.39 - 14.79
1972-73 ☆ LAL 82 - 43.2 5.20 7.15 .727 - - - 2.83 5.55 .510 - - 18.61 4.45 - - 2.33 - 13.22
CAREER   1045 - 45.8 12.13 22.49 .540 - - - 5.80 11.35 .511 - - 22.89 4.44 - - 1.99 - 30.07

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1959-60 ★ PHI 72 - 3338 1065 2311 .461 - - - 577 991 .582 - - 1941 168 - - 150 - 2707
1960-61 ☆ PHI 79 - 3773 1251 2457 .509 - - - 531 1054 .504 - - 2149 148 - - 130 - 3033
1961-62 ☆ PHI 80 - 3882 1597 3159 .506 - - - 835 1363 .613 - - 2052 192 - - 123 - 4029
1962-63 ☆ GOS 80 - 3806 1463 2770 .528 - - - 660 1113 .593 - - 1946 275 - - 136 - 3586
1963-64 ☆ GOS 80 - 3689 1204 2298 .524 - - - 540 1016 .531 - - 1787 403 - - 182 - 2948
1964-65 * ☆ All Teams 73 - 3301 1063 2083 .510 - - - 408 880 .464 - - 1673 250 - - 146 - 2534
1964-65 * ☆ GOS 38 - 1743 636 1275 .499 - - - 208 500 .416 - - 893 117 - - 76 - 1480
1964-65 * ☆ PHL 35 - 1558 427 808 .528 - - - 200 380 .526 - - 780 133 - - 70 - 1054
1965-66 ★ PHL 79 - 3737 1074 1990 .540 - - - 501 976 .513 - - 1943 414 - - 171 - 2649
1966-67 ★ PHL 81 - 3682 785 1150 .683 - - - 386 875 .441 - - 1957 630 - - 143 - 1956
1967-68 ★ PHL 82 - 3836 819 1377 .595 - - - 354 932 .380 - - 1952 702 - - 160 - 1992
1968-69 ☆ LAL 81 - 3669 641 1099 .583 - - - 382 857 .446 - - 1712 366 - - 142 - 1664
1969-70 LAL 12 - 505 129 227 .568 - - - 70 157 .446 - - 221 49 - - 31 - 328
1970-71 ☆ LAL 82 - 3630 668 1226 .545 - - - 360 669 .538 - - 1493 352 - - 174 - 1696
1971-72 ☆ LAL 82 - 3469 496 764 .649 - - - 221 524 .422 - - 1572 329 - - 196 - 1213
1972-73 ☆ LAL 82 - 3542 426 586 .727 - - - 232 455 .510 - - 1526 365 - - 191 - 1084
CAREER   1045 - 47859 12681 23497 .540 - - - 6057 11862 .511 - - 23924 4643 - - 2075 - 31419

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1959-60 ★ PHI 72 - 0 0 32 0 0 0 .347 - - 0.43 47 25 .653 9.00 8.00 17.00
1960-61 ☆ PHI 79 - 0 0 35 0 0 0 .371 - - 0.43 46 33 .582 12.30 6.50 18.80
1961-62 ☆ PHI 80 - 0 0 63 0 0 0 .457 - - 0.43 49 31 .613 17.10 6.00 23.10
1962-63 ☆ GOS 80 - 0 0 52 0 0 0 .457 - - 0.40 31 49 .388 16.00 5.00 20.90
1963-64 ☆ GOS 80 - 0 0 32 0 0 0 .472 - - 0.44 48 32 .600 14.40 10.60 25.00
1964-65 * ☆ All Teams 73 - 0 0 25 0 0 0 .429 - - 0.42 28 45 .384 - - -
1964-65 * ☆ GOS 38 - 0 0 21 0 0 0 .227 - - 0.39 10 28 .263 4.30 3.20 7.50
1964-65 * ☆ PHL 35 - 0 0 4 0 0 0 .165 - - 0.47 18 17 .514 5.30 2.30 7.60
1965-66 ★ PHL 79 - 0 0 18 0 0 0 .408 - - 0.49 55 24 .696 12.90 8.50 21.40
1966-67 ★ PHL 81 - 0 0 4 0 0 0 .362 - - 0.76 68 13 .840 14.80 7.00 21.90
1967-68 ★ PHL 82 - 0 0 5 0 0 0 .384 - - 0.68 62 20 .756 9.70 10.70 20.40
1968-69 ☆ LAL 81 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .282 - - 0.78 54 27 .667 9.40 5.30 14.70
1969-70 LAL 12 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .049 - - 0.69 7 5 .583 1.40 1.00 2.30
1970-71 ☆ LAL 82 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .273 - - 0.55 48 34 .585 8.20 4.50 12.60
1971-72 ☆ LAL 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 - - 0.69 69 13 .841 7.90 7.90 15.80
1972-73 ☆ LAL 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 - - 0.78 60 22 .732 10.70 7.50 18.20
CAREER   1045 - 0 0 271 0 0 0 .334 - - 0.50 672 373 .643 143.80 88.50 232.10

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1959-60 ★ PHI 72 - .493 .461 - - - - - - - - 104.31 - 1.17 - - 27.24
1960-61 ☆ PHI 79 - .519 .509 - - - - - - - - 101.30 - 1.23 - - 27.14
1961-62 ☆ PHI 80 - .536 .506 - - - - - - - - 111.82 - 1.28 - - 32.04
1962-63 ☆ GOS 80 - .550 .528 - - - - - - - - 112.12 - 1.29 - - 31.78
1963-64 ☆ GOS 80 - .537 .524 - - - - - - - - 105.54 - 1.28 - - 30.97
1964-65 * ☆ All Teams 73 - .513 .510 - - - 13.85 - - - - 97.40 - 1.22 - - 28.57
1964-65 * ☆ GOS 38 - .495 .499 - - - 13.59 - - - - 91.48 - 1.16 - - 28.76
1964-65 * ☆ PHL 35 - .540 .528 - - - 14.10 - - - - 105.48 - 1.30 - - 26.93
1965-66 ★ PHL 79 - .547 .540 - - - 16.77 - - - - 105.30 - 1.33 - - 28.04
1966-67 ★ PHL 81 - .637 .683 - - - 21.68 - - - - 112.38 - 1.70 - - 26.96
1967-68 ★ PHL 82 - .557 .595 - - - 23.20 - - - - 97.46 - 1.45 - - 23.93
1968-69 ☆ LAL 81 - .564 .583 - - - 13.80 - - - - 102.90 - 1.51 - - 22.29
1969-70 LAL 12 - .554 .568 - - - 14.49 - - - - 101.41 - 1.44 - - 24.54
1970-71 ☆ LAL 82 - .558 .545 - - - 12.72 - - - - 108.30 - 1.38 - - 20.43
1971-72 ☆ LAL 82 - .610 .649 - - - 11.17 - - - - 107.10 - 1.59 - - 18.65
1972-73 ☆ LAL 82 - .689 .727 - - - 12.47 - - - - 123.69 - 1.85 - - 18.99
CAREER   1045 - .547 .540 - - - 16.07 - - - - 105.03 - 1.34 - - 25.98

★ MVP Season☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

Mar 31, 1959 - The Philadelphia Warriors selected Wilt Chamberlain with a Territorial Pick in the 1959 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1959 - Wilt Chamberlain signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Warriors.
Jan 15, 1965 - Wilt Chamberlain was acquired by the Philadelphia Sixers from the San Francisco Warriors in a trade.
Jul 9, 1968 - Wilt Chamberlain was acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Philadelphia Sixers in a trade.
Jul 1, 1973 - Wilt Chamberlain, previously with the Los Angeles Lakers, became a free agent.
Oct 12, 1999 - Wilt Chamberlain passed away. He was 63 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Top 50 Greatest Player
Most Valuable Player - 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968
Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP - 1972
All-NBA First Team - 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968
All-NBA Second Team - 1963, 1965, 1972
All-NBA Defensive First Team - 1972, 1973
Rookie Of The Year - 1960

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1959-60 PHI 9 - 46.1 13.89 28.00 .496 - - - 5.44 12.22 .445 - - 25.78 2.11 - - 1.89 - 33.22
1960-61 PHI 3 - 48.0 15.00 32.00 .469 - - - 7.00 12.67 .553 - - 23.00 2.00 - - 3.33 - 37.00
1961-62 PHI 12 - 48.0 13.50 28.92 .467 - - - 8.00 12.58 .636 - - 26.58 3.08 - - 2.25 - 35.00
1963-64 GOS 12 - 46.5 14.58 26.83 .543 - - - 5.50 11.58 .475 - - 25.17 3.25 - - 2.25 - 34.67
1964-65 PHL 11 - 48.7 11.18 21.09 .530 - - - 6.91 12.36 .559 - - 27.18 4.36 - - 2.64 - 29.27
1965-66 PHL 5 - 48.0 11.20 22.00 .509 - - - 5.60 13.60 .412 - - 30.20 3.00 - - 2.00 - 28.00
1966-67 PHL 15 - 47.9 8.80 15.20 .579 - - - 4.13 10.67 .388 - - 29.13 9.00 - - 2.47 - 21.73
1967-68 PHL 13 - 48.5 9.54 17.85 .534 - - - 4.62 12.15 .380 - - 24.69 6.54 - - 2.23 - 23.69
1968-69 LAL 18 - 46.2 5.33 9.78 .545 - - - 3.22 8.22 .392 - - 24.67 2.56 - - 3.11 - 13.89
1969-70 LAL 18 - 47.3 8.78 16.00 .549 - - - 4.56 11.22 .406 - - 22.17 4.50 - - 2.33 - 22.11
1970-71 LAL 12 - 46.2 7.08 15.58 .455 - - - 4.17 8.08 .515 - - 20.17 4.42 - - 2.75 - 18.33
1971-72 LAL 15 - 46.9 5.33 9.47 .563 - - - 4.00 8.13 .492 - - 21.00 3.27 - - 3.13 - 14.67
1972-73 LAL 17 - 47.1 3.76 6.82 .552 - - - 2.88 5.76 .500 - - 22.53 3.53 - - 2.82 - 10.41
CAREER   160 - 47.2 8.91 17.05 .522 - - - 4.73 10.17 .465 - - 24.46 4.21 - - 2.58 - 22.54

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1959-60 PHI 9 - 415 125 252 .496 - - - 49 110 .445 - - 232 19 - - 17 - 299
1960-61 PHI 3 - 144 45 96 .469 - - - 21 38 .553 - - 69 6 - - 10 - 111
1961-62 PHI 12 - 576 162 347 .467 - - - 96 151 .636 - - 319 37 - - 27 - 420
1963-64 GOS 12 - 558 175 322 .543 - - - 66 139 .475 - - 302 39 - - 27 - 416
1964-65 PHL 11 - 536 123 232 .530 - - - 76 136 .559 - - 299 48 - - 29 - 322
1965-66 PHL 5 - 240 56 110 .509 - - - 28 68 .412 - - 151 15 - - 10 - 140
1966-67 PHL 15 - 718 132 228 .579 - - - 62 160 .388 - - 437 135 - - 37 - 326
1967-68 PHL 13 - 631 124 232 .534 - - - 60 158 .380 - - 321 85 - - 29 - 308
1968-69 LAL 18 - 832 96 176 .545 - - - 58 148 .392 - - 444 46 - - 56 - 250
1969-70 LAL 18 - 851 158 288 .549 - - - 82 202 .406 - - 399 81 - - 42 - 398
1970-71 LAL 12 - 554 85 187 .455 - - - 50 97 .515 - - 242 53 - - 33 - 220
1971-72 LAL 15 - 703 80 142 .563 - - - 60 122 .492 - - 315 49 - - 47 - 220
1972-73 LAL 17 - 801 64 116 .552 - - - 49 98 .500 - - 383 60 - - 48 - 177
CAREER   160 - 7559 1425 2728 .522 - - - 757 1627 .465 - - 3913 673 - - 412 - 3607

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1959-60 PHI 9 - 0 0 3 0 0 0 .352 - - 0.44 3 6 .333 1.20 0.90 2.10
1960-61 PHI 3 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .429 - - 0.40 0 3 .000 0.40 0.30 0.70
1961-62 PHI 12 - 0 0 4 0 0 0 .426 - - 0.44 6 6 .500 1.70 1.40 3.10
1963-64 GOS 12 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .425 - - 0.43 5 7 .417 2.30 1.50 3.80
1964-65 PHL 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .369 - - 0.59 6 5 .545 1.70 0.80 2.50
1965-66 PHL 5 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .366 - - 0.62 1 4 .200 0.30 0.60 1.00
1966-67 PHL 15 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .379 - - 0.70 11 4 .733 1.80 2.00 3.80
1967-68 PHL 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .373 - - 0.68 7 6 .538 0.90 1.60 2.50
1968-69 LAL 18 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 - - 0.84 11 7 .611 1.10 1.90 3.10
1969-70 LAL 18 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .296 - - 0.70 11 7 .611 1.40 1.00 2.50
1970-71 LAL 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 - - 0.52 5 7 .417 0.40 0.40 0.80
1971-72 LAL 15 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 - - 0.86 12 3 .800 1.20 1.80 3.00
1972-73 LAL 17 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 - - 0.84 9 8 .529 1.10 1.60 2.70
CAREER   160 - 0 0 13 0 0 0 .312 - - 0.60 87 73 .544 15.50 15.80 31.60

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1959-60 PHI 9 - .498 .496 - - - 7.09 - - - - 94.15 - 1.19 - - 22.01
1960-61 PHI 3 - .492 .469 - - - 8.11 - - - - 102.14 - 1.16 - - 20.28
1961-62 PHI 12 - .508 .467 - - - 12.13 - - - - 110.26 - 1.21 - - 21.57
1963-64 GOS 12 - .543 .543 - - - 12.49 - - - - 101.83 - 1.29 - - 26.40
1964-65 PHL 11 - .552 .530 - - - 14.19 - - - - 108.90 - 1.39 - - 26.84
1965-66 PHL 5 - .500 .509 - - - 11.19 - - - - 92.09 - 1.27 - - 24.30
1966-67 PHL 15 - .546 .579 - - - 23.89 - - - - 96.64 - 1.43 - - 24.73
1967-68 PHL 13 - .511 .534 - - - 19.57 - - - - 91.42 - 1.33 - - 21.15
1968-69 LAL 18 - .518 .545 - - - 7.80 - - - - 93.73 - 1.42 - - 17.27
1969-70 LAL 18 - .528 .549 - - - 13.00 - - - - 95.46 - 1.38 - - 20.05
1970-71 LAL 12 - .479 .455 - - - 14.14 - - - - 97.00 - 1.18 - - 17.53
1971-72 LAL 15 - .562 .563 - - - 9.62 - - - - 105.52 - 1.55 - - 16.19
1972-73 LAL 17 - .556 .552 - - - 9.69 - - - - 105.17 - 1.53 - - 15.54
CAREER   160 - .524 .522 - - - 13.66 - - - - 98.76 - 1.32 - - 20.57

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1968
Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1963, 1965
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973
All-Star MVP - 1960

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1960 East 1 - 30 9 20 .450 - - - 5 7 .714 - - 25 2 - - 1 - 23
1961 East 1 - 38 2 8 .250 - - - 8 15 .533 - - 18 5 - - 1 - 12
1962 East 1 - 37 17 23 .739 - - - 8 16 .500 - - 24 1 - - 4 - 42
1963 West 1 - 35 7 11 .636 - - - 3 7 .429 - - 19 0 - - 2 - 17
1964 West 1 - 37 4 14 .286 - - - 11 14 .786 - - 20 1 - - 2 - 19
1965 West 1 - 31 9 15 .600 - - - 2 8 .250 - - 16 1 - - 4 - 20
1966 East 1 - 25 8 11 .727 - - - 5 9 .556 - - 9 3 - - 2 - 21
1967 East 1 - 39 6 7 .857 - - - 2 5 .400 - - 22 4 - - 1 - 14
1968 East 1 - 25 3 4 .750 - - - 1 4 .250 - - 7 6 - - 2 - 7
1969 West 1 - 27 2 3 .667 - - - 0 1 .000 - - 12 2 - - 2 - 4
1971 West 1 - 18 1 1 1.000 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 8 5 - - 0 - 2
1972 West 1 - 24 3 3 1.000 - - - 2 8 .250 - - 10 3 - - 2 - 8
1973 West 1 - 22 1 2 .500 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 7 3 - - 0 - 2
TOTAL   13 - 388 72 122 .590 - - - 47 94 .500 - - 197 36 - - 23 - 191
AVERAGES   13 - 29.8 5.54 9.38 .590 - - - 3.62 7.23 .500 - - 15.15 2.77 - - 1.77 - 14.69

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NCAA

College: Kansas (1958)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1955-56 Kansas Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1956-57 Kansas So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1957-58 Kansas Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American First Team - 1957, 1958
NABC All-American First Team - 1957, 1958
AP All-American First Team - 1957, 1958
USBWA All-American First Team - 1957, 1958
UPI All-American First Team - 1957, 1958
NEA All-American First Team - 1957, 1958
International News Service All-American First Team - 1957, 1958
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player - 1957
NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Teams (AP) - 1957

High School Basketball

Prep/High School: Overbrook High School [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

Prep/High School Awards & Honors

Mr. Basketball USA - 1955