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Anthony Jerome "Spud" Webb (born July 13, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. A 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) point guard, Webb played college basketball at Midland College and at North Carolina State University.
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).
Whether the result of a 180° spin or body angle at takeoff, the double clutch is generally performed with the player's back toward the rim. While this orientation is rather conducive to the double clutch motion, Spud Webb was known to perform this dunk while facing the basket.
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 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 February 2025. American basketball player (born 1984) For other people named Nate Robinson, see Nate Robinson (disambiguation). Nate Robinson Robinson with the New York Knicks in 2007 Personal information Born (1984-05-31) May 31, 1984 (age 40) Seattle, Washington, U.S. Listed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m ...
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 fortunes around in dramatic fashion, winning 16 more games in the 1985–86 season to finish 50–32 for ...
The Gulls featured 7-foot-7 Manute Bol and 5-foot-7 Spud Webb; the two future NBA stars were often on the court together. Their difference in height (24 inches) is believed to be one of the largest between two teammates in pro basketball history.
The 1995–96 NBA season was the Hawks' 47th season in the National Basketball Association, and 28th season in Atlanta. [1] The Hawks received the sixteenth overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected Alan Henderson out of Indiana University.