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Spud Webb. Anthony Jerome " Spud " Webb (born July 13, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. A 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) point guard, Webb played college basketball at Midland College and at North Carolina State University. He then played for four teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in a professional career that ...
The most seasons played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by a player listed at 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm) or shorter was 14 seasons by Muggsy Bogues who played from 1987 to 2001 . The shortest player ever in the old American Basketball Association (1967–76) was Penny Ann Early, a 5-foot-3-inch (160 cm) jockey who took part in one ...
At 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m), Spud Webb is the shortest player to win the NBA slam dunk contest. Ralph Sampson, at 7 feet 4 inches (2.24 m), is the tallest player to compete in the dunk contest, while Dwight Howard is the tallest winner, at 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m), though he was later listed at 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m).
Recalled Kim Bohuny, then a Turner Broadcasting researcher and now the NBA’s International Basketball Operations Advisor, “Spud Webb told me I usually don’t even drink, but I’m going to ...
The movie 'Ant-Man' is about a small -- but powerful -- superhero, and he if he wasn't out saving the world he'd make one hell of a scrappy athlete. So, in honor of Paul Rudd's new role, we break ...
He failed in his bid to repeat as NBA Slam-Dunk champion, his competition coming from an unlikely source. The Hawks had signed 5-foot-7 Anthony "Spud" Webb as a free agent prior to the season, and Webb dazzled the All-Star Saturday crowd in Dallas by soaring more than 4 feet (1.2 m) to the basket on each of his dunk attempts. Atlanta turned its ...
City Spud's legal issues. Lavell Webb, known as City Spud, was a small-time marijuana dealer as a young adult. After quitting his job at a McDonald's in St. Louis County, he had little money. Webb and a conspirator came up with the plan to pretend to sell marijuana to someone, intending to rob them instead.
Ryker Webb survived two days on his own by seeking shelter in a generator shed. (Lincoln County Sheriff's Office - Montana / Facebook) Short asked Ryker several questions and the little boy shared ...