Duke Basketball Report · Nov 8, 2019
You Tube Gold: Spud Webb’s 1986 NBA Dunk Contest Win
Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images SACRAMENTO, CA - 1995: Spud Webb #4 of the Sacramento Kings shoots a lay up during the game against the Utah Jazz circa 1995 at Arco Arena in Sacramento, California.When Jim Valvano’s assistant Tom Abatemarco took him to RDU Airport to pick up Spud Webb for his recruiting visit to Raleigh, Valvano turned to the Alphabet Man and said “you're fired.”
It was a joke of course but Webb wasn’t just 5-7. He was a skinny 5-7.
But the guy could absolutely fly. He stunned fans with a 42” vertical and turned out to be a very good all around player.