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Anthony "Spud" Webb (born July 13, 1963 in Dallas,
Texas) was an National Basketball Association|NBA
basketball player. Officially listed at 5'7"
(170cm), he is one of the shortest in NBA history,
but was reported to have a vertical jump of a
stellar 42". He is by far the shortest player ever
to have won the NBA Slam Dunk competition (1986).

After he graduated in high school, he was not
initially recruited by most colleges, mainly due
to his size.  Instead, he attended Midland Junior
College (in Midland, Texas) where he led his team
to the junior college national title in 1982.

Webb attracted the attention of Tom Abatemarco, an
assistant coach at North Carolina State
University, who arranged for Webb to meet the Head
Coach, Jim Valvano.  Valvano was impressed enough
to offer Webb a scholarship to N.C. State.

He played most of his NBA career with the Atlanta
Hawks, but also had stints with the Sacramento
Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic.

Webb retired from basketball in 1998.

Currently, Webb lives in Dallas, where he appears
on pre-game and post-game shows for the Dallas
Mavericks on a local TV station.

==External Links==
* http://www.spudwebb.net/ Official Website
*
http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/Catching_Up_With_Spu
d_Webb_110404.html 2004 interview, "Catching Up
with Spud Webb"

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