Regarding "Believe it or not, Dr. J didn’t win debut event" (Sports Page C4), what I can't believe is that one of the five most memorable moments in slam dunk history did not include 5' 6" tall NBA guard Spud Webb. He won the event in 1986 despite giving up a combined two and a half feet of height and arm length to his rivals, and he did it with style. And not only that, but he was still dunking at age 47 as an executive of the NBA Developmental League.
Pete Smith
Cypress
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Spud still stands tall
Regarding "Believe it or not, Dr. J didn't win debut event" (Page C4, Saturday), what I can't believe is that one of the five most memorable moments in slam dunk history did not include 5-feet-6-inch NBA guard Spud Webb.
He won the event in 1986 despite giving up a combined two and a half feet of height and arm length to his rivals, and he did it with style.
And not only that, but he was still dunking at age 49 as an executive of the NBA Developmental League.
Pete Smith, Cypress
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Letters-Spud-Webb-citizens-scientists-taxes-4291631.php
Regarding "Believe it or not, Dr. J didn't win debut event" (Page C4, Saturday), what I can't believe is that one of the five most memorable moments in slam dunk history did not include 5-feet-6-inch NBA guard Spud Webb.
He won the event in 1986 despite giving up a combined two and a half feet of height and arm length to his rivals, and he did it with style.
And not only that, but he was still dunking at age 49 as an executive of the NBA Developmental League.
Pete Smith, Cypress
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Letters-Spud-Webb-citizens-scientists-taxes-4291631.php
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