My Take
Spud Webb is one of those athletes who makes you rethink every excuse you've ever made. Standing at 5'7" in a league full of seven-footers, this Dallas kid not only made it to the NBA but won the 1986 Slam Dunk Contest — beating his own teammate Dominique Wilkins, who was one of the most explosive dunkers the game had ever seen. That moment alone is the stuff of legend. Webb played as a point guard from 1985 to 1998, carving out a thirteen-year professional career through sheer will and quickness when most scouts probably wouldn't have given him a second look. He's living proof that heart and hustle can outlast a height chart, and honestly, that story never gets old.
Overview
Michael 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. He then played for four teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in a professional career that spanned from 1985 to 1998.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Spud Webb
- Name (Japanese)
- スパッド・ウェブ
- Reading
- すぱっど・うぇぶ
- Born
- July 13, 1963 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 168 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Wilmer-Hutchins High School
- University
- Ohio State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.spudwebb.net/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%91%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%96
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.