Word: spuds
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Atlanta:Coach Mike Fratello will keep 5-ft., 7-in. guard Spud Webb on the team because Webb is the only guy the diminutive Fratello can borrow clothes from...
...need of dressing up." Now every weekend she and her husband head downtown to Chicago's new club, Karl's Satin Doll, for an elegant evening. "We were falling into the couch-potato thing," she says, "but this has helped us get up and out." So even a sofa spud can be a sentimentalist at heart...
...summers ago, these very same Gulls had probably the most celebrated cast in the USBL's brief history. Among their ranks that summer were Spud Webb, Manute Bol and John Williams, now all prominent NBA performers. Many a picture of teammates Webb, who stands 5-ft., 7-in., and Bol (7-ft., 6-in.) floated around that summer...
...placed on the track. One of the more fascinating races that involved obstacles was the 110 high hurdles. When I compared the height of the hurdles to the height of most of the athletes, I realized that only Manute Bol could possibly run the race without hurting himself. Maybe Spud Webb could run under the hurdles and achieve the same goal...
...remember he's five-six," junior guard Keith Webster says. "People say, 'Spud Webb is five-five,' well, Carmen doesn't have that kind of physical talent. Carmen is slow, Carmen is small. As far as natural ability, he wasn't blessed with a lot. But he was blessed with a knowledge of the game, and he's made the most...