Spud Webb was used to seeing the greatest players in the league compete in the NBA Slam Dunk contest. In today's game, that's no longer the case, and the 1986 dunk contest champion has been ...
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 ...
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 ...