Spud Webb, a 12-year NBA veteran and at 5-foot-7 the shortest player to win the dunk contest, sat down with HoopsHype, on behalf Panini America, to discuss the diminishing allure of today’s NBA dunk ...

DALLAS — First thing Spud Webb did after learning he’d sub for Michael Jordan in the slam dunk contest at the 1986 All-Star game was fly to Los Angeles for the “Tonight Show.” For such a little guy, ...

1936 — Jay Berwanger, University of Chicago halfback and Heisman Trophy winner, is the first player ever selected in the NFL Draft. The Philadelphia Eagles make the pick and eventually trade his ...

A forthcoming documentary film is set to focus on Spud Webb, who became an NBA sensation in the 1980s for his impressive athleticism despite his short stature. The movie will feature archival footage ...

Via ESPNDallas.com, 1986 Dunk Contest champion Spud Webb will judge this year’s dunk contest. Webb was recently involved in the dunk contest when Robinson jumped over Spud in 2006 on his way to a ...

1986 — Atlanta’s Spud Webb, at 5-foot-7, wins NBA Slam Dunk competition. Webb receives a perfect 50 from the judges in the last two rounds to shock defending dunk champion Dominique Wilkins and the ...

Spud Webb remembers getting on the bus after winning the NBA slam dunk contest 35 years ago and getting a quick piece of advice from his Atlanta teammate at the time, Doc Rivers. The message: Your ...