Does a Guy Named Wilt Ring Any Bells?

Veteran sports publicist Milt Kahn sent a list of the 15 greatest NBA players, as compiled by a group of 112 that calls itself the Senior Basketball Junkies Anonymous.

Rick Barry, voted the greatest, is joined on the first team by forward Larry Bird, center Bill Russell and guards Bob Cousy and Magic Johnson.

The second team: Karl Malone, Elgin Baylor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan and Jerry West. The third team: Julius Erving, Bob Pettit, Shaquille O’Neal, Oscar Robertson and Kobe Bryant.

Jordan on the second team and Wilt Chamberlain nowhere? No wonder they prefer to be anonymous. This group apparently has had its share of senior moments.

Trivia time: Ryan Fitzpatrick of the St. Louis Rams had five passes intercepted Sunday. Who holds the NFL record for having the most passes intercepted in a game?

Memorable bet: Of Georgia Tech’s 222-0 victory over Cumberland in 1916, reader David Macaray says he’ll never forget the game. “I had Cumberland plus-200,” he said.

Finding refuge: Legend has it that late in the game against Cumberland, Georgia Tech Coach John Heisman discovered a Cumberland player sitting on the Georgia Tech bench.

“You’re on the wrong bench, son,” Heisman said.

“I’m on the right bench, sir,” the player said. “If I go on the other side of the field, they might send me back in the game.”

Technically speaking: Reader Alan Carter e-mailed to say that technically Jay Berwanger was not the first Heisman Trophy winner in 1935, when Heisman was still alive. The trophy was not named after Heisman until after his death in 1936. By Carter’s reasoning, the first Heisman Trophy winner was Larry Kelley of Yale in 1936.

Now this is bad: Tiger Woods, a guest on FSN’s “Best Damn Sports Show Period,” said that Charles Barkley is the worst celebrity golfer he has every played with -- “by far.”

Said Woods: “When I first played with him, he was able to shoot in the 70s. That’s nine holes, not 18.”

Hold the mayo: Lawrence Taylor said recently on Jimmy Kimmel’s ABC show that he was not too happy about the San Diego Chargers’ LaDainian Tomlinson using his “LT” nickname.

Tomlinson, a guest on Kimmel’s show this week, said he has decided to go with “Baby LT.”

Kimmel suggested going with “BLT,” which is fine, except it sounds like something you’d order in a deli.

Looking back: On this day in 1964, Chamberlain scored 58 points, including nine in overtime, to lead the San Francisco Warriors to a 134-132 victory over the New York Knicks.

Trivia answer: Jim Hardy of the Chicago Cardinals had eight passes intercepted against Philadelphia on Sept. 24, 1950.

And finally: From reader Bill Littlejohn: “Now that Milton Bradley is gone, things might get Ethier for the Dodgers.”

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Larry Stewart can be reached at larry.stewart@latimes.com.