FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FREEDOM OF INFORMATION/PRIVACY ACTS SECTION SUBJECT: WILT CHAMBERLAIN FILE NUMBER: 164-3110 92I D ! .; - ! ii? Mr. Baku: ______ I Mr. Callchca -A FEDERAI. BUREAU OF !Nv£$1'1cA1|0N I M: - Clove!Ind -_i 157:. Mr.Dc].-~.-yConrad / COMMUNICATIONS .5ECT.|_ON ' T» Gala _ A DEC 141972 3'11 lonki .1 _____ I M-' Marshall .___ '5: M3120, E5, ,__ M _ . Puzvis __ /-//meal cs PLAIN TEEET-YEE 92f!. Soyuz;-____, Y1. Wuhan L '1-Ya. Boom - M; _ 545PM URGENT l_2-14-72 RWR 1 A ;;"*- W67 I I r . AI x::Logq TOA CTIAG OI -1 4!. A _ Ma. Nun1 A - FROM CHIC O 64:-442"! 1P .' , 92_ » *1 4 _ -,_ 1 " w ILT CHAMBERLAIN, CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT; AIR PIRACY - 926 . 92_ 0 T 2 FALSEREPORT I 92. __ /' -1 /v92 92T RE CHICAGO TELETYPE INSTANT AUSA ROGER H. DUSBERGER, CHICAGO, DECLINED TO AUTHORIZE ACTING FACTS OF INCIDENT DID NOT INDICATE VIOLATION. LHM FOLLOWS END r FOLD r s"l"'° 1 vi ' I "I . e?-§ /4%- ~*.4¢i4L:L/ Ls! v~ T 58050221972 "J3; ' - I _ '3 I /" 9292__I __, __! 92~ r ! £1 V . 92 9292_I _ December 14, 1972 GENERAL INVESTICATIVE'UTVf$IQN This cgnnérnsa boarding incident whichtook place 12/13/72,wherein WiltChamberlain, Los AngelesLakerbasketball star,team made in- flammatory remarksprior toboarding Tans a World Airlines TWA! flighton route_fromChicagm Illinois, toPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania._These remarks werebrought aboutafter a lenghthy plane delay,.andthe passengers being subjected to apre-boarding screeningby Customs Security Officers. CustomsAir SecuritySupervisor told Officers" atgate noviolation andto advise TWA officialsof remarksand verifythat TWA did notregard remarksas threat to aircraft. TWA Passenger'sService representative onscene advised andrequested speakto withChamberlain and Laker'scoach relative to theremarks he had made. Chamberlain,when confronted in jetway, became belligerent,used profaneand obscene language leftand the boarding area.Chamberlain subsequently flewto Philadelphia via United Air1ines.'S. Customs U.did not notify Chicago Office attime ofincident sincethey didnot f consider remarkspossible violation. There were no Bureau Agentspresent attime of g¥%idggt.aware of'FAA incident. ghicago ice instructedto present facts toUnited Jgiidk§§%§§§u%§333°iA1§hi°ag°'92 P °° h%%p° I11°s» 92'929292= "._{J i _; ' 92>92..~';»,92=~3 |-"' M % 92§Q¢92=4?r92{_ .Z§4v..4w>»./@Q?Z;aa4,»@~a24I 4, ~_"~.*__L__.~'-5*9 /4/.5//0 7+ . Mr. rm ' - . v '4 kl {A '_~ norm nuns/.u OF |.92'v£sncA1m!_ ' - Mr. M»Sch: ¢<=11=1=¢=-_-L-- ARDBS CG PLAIN . COMHUNICATIO '5 SECTI 92M: 0 M:.Chvo!¢nd--.1 _ .cwDa...L 1212PynENr 12-19-72 EOM A 95¢-1, 197;' _ :- M2.D t. o .___ - T0 ACTING DIRECTOR ._..'.1 ]_'!"V'FE 92I all 92i_i;'z--'- 1 1'-1;: Millor. E8. ._. I-2:. Punt: _.__- SAN . FRANCISCO Q; ~ ¬:;:;'.:.__1. ___. LOSANGELES - _w 92x! _ _ > . Q uh. xutzgafR ' _FROM CHICAGO 64-NEW! P! 3P Mr. I-mnuomg .-_ M3. hnwng .__- Mn Mama: .__ ;?NILT CHAMBERLAIN, CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT,-AIR PIRACY [ FALSE REPDRI. ' I £tké¥?W/ if IKE/TELEPHONE CALL OF INSPECTOR HENRY 5CHl%TZ TO CHICAGO INCIDENT. - CHAMBERLAIN, LOS ANGELES LAKER BASKETBALL TEAM STAR, WAS PASSENGER ALONG WITH LAKER TEAM ON TRANSWORLD AIRLINES TWA!, FLIGHT ONE SEVEN EIGHT, SCHEDULED T0 DEPART CHICAGO "; . 4 $5 FOR PHILADELPHIA,NINE THIRTY AM, DECEMBER THIREEN LAST. 9292~92 DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE FLIGHT DELAYED AND FINALLY CANCELLED - AFTER PASSENGERS,INCLUDING CHAMBERLAIN, SAT on BOARD AIRCRAFT AT GATE FO-R ONE HOUR AND FORTY-FIVE MINUTES. / TWA MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHAMBERLAIN AND REST OF LAKEYS TO FLY TWA FLIGHTTWO THREEEIGHT, SCHEDULED TO I DEPART FOR PHILADELPHIA AT_ ELEVEN FORTYFIVE AM. _ ' 9 AS TWAFLIGHT TWO THREE EIGHT PASSENGERS; INCLUDING CHAMERLAIN AND LAKERS wERE GIVEN A ROUTIN §§EEuR1rY SCREENING BY u.s. cusroms, SECURITY OFFICERS, THREE or 1 JMl°9 . _ _ THESE SECURITY OFFICERS HEARD CHAMBERLAIN REMARK, "1 MAY""" .'92 ~ TAKE OVER THE PLA I AM JUST S0 MAD I MAY SHOOT SOMEBODY " 0 E~§?A@%'r?%?>Y-AA~ 0° f 0 -1 A7 .. Q D PAGE TWO _ f. p CUSTOMS SECURITYOFFICERS, AWARE OF FACT CHAMBERLAIN PROMINENT BASKETBALLSTAR ANDWAS IRRITATEDAT DELAY IN DEPARTURE,VERIFIED HADHE NOWEAPON WAS AND NO POTENTIAL HIJACKER,AND CALLED SUPERVISOR INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHAMBERLAINOTHER AND LAKERSPROCEEDED BOARD FLIGHT- ON CUSTONSSECURITY AIR SUPERVISORTOLD OFFICERS AT GATE NO VIOLATIONAND TOMERELY ADVISETWA OFFICIALSOF REMARKVERIFY AND THATTWA DIDNOT REGARD REMARK AS THREAT TO AIRCRAFT,NOTING TWA NO PERSONNELHAD HEARD REMARK OF CHAMBERLAIN'5. TWA PASSENGER'SSERVICE REPON SCENE ADVISED, AND WITH SECURITYOFFICERS, REQUESTEDCHAMBERLAIN AND LAKER'SSHERMAN, COACH STEP TO or?PLANE zuroJETWAY IN ORDER THAT CHAMBERLAIN MERELYMIGHTBE CAUTIONED ABOUT REMARK. TWA REPFELT CHAMBERLAINSHOULD BE APPRISEDSERIOUSNESS OF sucn OF REMARKS SINCE THERE mleur BEOTHER PAssE&sERsHEARING wno IT WERENOT AWAREFACT or HEwas IMPORTANTBASKETBALL ANDSTAR, THAT THESESPASSENGERS MIGHTBE FRIGHTENED. WHEN CHAMBERLAINCONFRONTED JETWAY IN BETWEEN END PAGETWO _ I Ax ' '7 LU A j> 92. l PAGE THREE ' Q TERMINALAIRCRAFT, AND RESPONDED, HE BULLSHIT.I NEVER THAT.SAID ITIS YOURWORD AGAINSTMINE. I snzo1 mxsnr SHOOT som£sonY," BECAUSE THE OF DELAY, '1TIRED AN THISOF BULLSHIT.1 eor THIS KINDor BULLSHIT ALL'THROUGHMY LIFE. IF YOUARE GOINGTODO SOMETHING,DO IT NOW, FEDERALMR. OFFICER"TO CUSTOMS SECURITY.THIS AT POINT,JET ENGINESREVVED FOR DEPARTURE AND;FURTHERCONVERSATION IMPOSSIBLE. ACHAMBERLAIN RETURNEDTO AIRCRAFT,RETRIEVED LUGGAGE,THEN AND DEPLANED. TWA ATTEMPTED TO EXPLAIN WERE CHALLENGINGNOT BOARDING HIS AIRCRAFTAND ANXIOUSTO HAVE CHAMBERLAINFLY-TWA. CHAMBERLAINnsspouuzo,AM "1 nor eoxue T0FLY YOURCOBSCENE! AIRLINE.1 HAVEHAD suousn. BULLSHIT',LEFT AREA. ANDCHAMBERLAIN SUBSEQUENTLY_ FLEN PHILADELPHIATO DECEMBER ON THIRTEENLAST VIA UNITED AIRLINES.I U.S. CUSTOMSDID NOT NOTIFY CHICAGO,FEDERAL ' BUREAUINVESTIGATION OF OFFICE,AT TIMEOF INCIDENTA SINCE DIDNOT CONSIDERREMARKS POSSIBLEVIOLATION. M BUREAUAGENT ONSCENE. FAA AWARE.AZiN0FOLLOWS. END JGM FBI WASHDC CLR I- .5 . I _______ _ _,_?_ rclt _%___ J _ _ _ K linker 1' Q Q Callahan _____ t.92I Cleveland .__ Co nrnd r . '______ " ___ _ _ _ _ 7 __~ "- -. ' - T JenkinsGcbhardtDal boy S,= :92inrsl92all. A?-FootHii¢;¢,k%Siispe¢i i 92lill0r 15.5.____ ~ ¬S_ .._ h . 4. L .o_92ar '" is s _i__ n !-..'I'heLosesl.akei*s Walters intooccnter, .a squabble, got Wilt with.ilrans World Airlineofficials andFed- eral egents__ln_Chicago today Tole.Room ..___ _after a:_remarl: about .92lr. Kinley While therest of theteam .92lr. Armstrong._ flew ontoiiladelgahiafor .92ls. llerwig tonight: Nationalsketballlis socnationgame withthe 76ers ' .92lrs.I92'ccnan i Chamberon another-airline.took aina later'ight 'l.W.A. officialsand a -re porter travelingwith the team said theLakers weredelayed about threehours in Chica 0 - where theyhad defeatede lBl1llS, 106-I05Tuesday night'-' because their plane had _mechanieal troubles.Another lplane wasobtained andas the [players linedup in the board- nu; nng area, ,a Federal customs- lgent searchingtheir duffel _. ;bag; said,fl knowyou guys tare O.K.,but I have todo rthis.'f_-_ _ - . Chamberlain saidhe then commented toJerry West."the way I feel right now; if l hada gun in my bag, I might shoot somebody.". , The 9292':|.~'hingtonPost The centersaid heboarded Tinu-.~'L llvrnld the planeand 10minutes later a 'l.W.A.agent cameon and The I-In-nini:Smr 9292'a|.~'llint!lun!._ asked himto step outside, The SundaySlur 9292';|.~"hin;,:lnn92_._ wherehe said, Federal Bureau, Daily .92'92929292's Now York! of investigationagent accused' him oftalking abouthijacking; undny .92'i.92'o9292 -9292sYurkl Other agentscleared him,he- .92'e9292'Post -§¬_____ York said._b_u,L,,hg_,,retriev§ his The .92'e92vYork 'l'imv.~"__;_~ Q bags fromthe plane and left to catch'l!929992°?.-..-.._-.. ._. The Daily9292orlrl as 3 A ' T.W.A,"spokesman con- " The .92'09292l.Lil ltf is firmed thathe left voluntanly. The WallStreet -Jmzrnnl Chamberlain--SaidW15 11¢ anngyed not-onlywith the The .92'ntionuiObserver _alsohen in ofw|;th'a thatprevious situation but 1'.W.A. 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