"It was the passing of the torch" - Nate Robinson detailed how Spud Webb helped him win his first dunk contest originally appeared on Basketball Network. Nate Robinson had a decent NBA career, ...

Spud Webb is renowned for his unbelievable dunking skills that captivated basketball fans around the world. In 1986, he ...

Today in Sports, February 8 - Spud Webb, 5-foot-7, wins NBA Slam Dunk competition, shortest player ever to win Feb. 8 1936 — Jay Berwanger, University of Chicago halfback and Heisman Trophy winner, is ...

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 ...

They say that basketball is a tall man's game, but former Atlanta Hawks guard Spud Webb proved a lot of people wrong. Webb (5'6) was a part of one of the most iconic dunk contests of all-time in 1986, ...

Spud Webb, the 5-foot-7 point guard who became expendable when the Kings drafted UCLA's Tyus Edney, was traded Thursday to the Atlanta Hawks for Tyrone Corbin. Webb, who won the slam-dunk contest in ...

Spudd Webb has defied the expectations of many as a hooper shorter than most players in the NBA during his time.And even though he’s way past his playing days, the former Atlanta Hawk star is seeing ...

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 ...