These Athletes Forced Their Sports To Change The Rules

Published on November 4, 2019 By Jason Albert

Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain mastered the dunk free throw during an exhibition match with the Kansas Jayhawks. The opposition coaches were quick to deem the tactic as cheating and unfair and the NCAA went on to establish rules against foul-shot dunks.

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The majority of players were not able to achieve this feat, so it was quite obvious that Wilt was a catalyst in the rule being implemented. Also, the NCAA were fed false information claiming that the free throws were 100% accurate.