Personal Life
He was exceptionally high-earning as a professional athlete. When playing for Philadelphia, he commuted from New York. Typically he awoke at noon and stayed up late into the night. Moving to Los Angeles, he took ownership of a luxurious residence in Bel-Air. He reported 20,000 sexual relationships with women and never married nor had children, completely per his intention. He owned expensive cars and left an estate valued at $US25 million in 2000. He voted Republican.
Chamberlain died of congestive heart failure in 1999.
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