Spud Webb

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.

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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 63)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rabbit

Origin

Dallas, Texas, United States

Height

168 cm

Occupation

basketball player

High school

Wilmer-Hutchins High School

University

Ohio State University

• Official sitehttps://www.spudwebb.net/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spud%20Webb
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q364295

Tags

• Texas
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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