DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) — Tonight, Dallas native Spud Webb takes his place as part of the fifth class of the Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame. At 5 feet 7 inches, Spud will always be known as being ...

They say that basketball is a tall man's game, but former Atlanta Hawks guard Spud Webb proved a lot of people wrong. Webb (5'6) was a part of one of the most iconic dunk contests of all-time in 1986, ...

Spud held his own at rec centers and on the playground, but his coaches rarely believed in him. His leaping ability – measured at 42 inches at NC State, though he believes he got as high as 46 – ...

The Over and Back NBA podcast is celebrating the NBA at 75 by rewatching some of the greatest Slam Dunk Contests in NBA history. The 1986 NBA slam-dunk contest is famous for being the night when ...