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Yeah but can he shoot the ball? Great all that jumping but that doesn't make you a great BBall player. Aka KW.
Yeah but can he shoot the ball? Great all that jumping but that doesn't make you a great BBall player. Aka KW.
They could have raised the rims long ago perhaps.
Rumor was that he could pick a dime off of the top of the backboard.
Yeah but can he shoot the ball? Great all that jumping but that doesn't make you a great BBall player. Aka KW.
I heard that Calvin Murphy could do that (true? urban lengend?I think it was David Thompson you are thinking of with that feat....
Was it Earl ‘The Goat’ Manigault? I remember an HBO movie about him starring Don Cheadle (sp)The original claim of a guy being able to place a quarter on top of the backboard came from Rucker games in the early 1960's. Drawing a blank on his name (will loom it up later) but was a 6'3"-6'4" guard that played NYC HS ball basically the same time as Connie Hawkins, and supposedly blocked Wilt in a summer game. Legend has it that four guys had to hold Wilt back while he ran away because Wilt wanted to kill him for doing that. Hawkins claimed Wilt dunked on him repeatedly (and nearly broke his arm a few times) immediately after that.
Earl The Goat Manigault. He was maybe 6 feet tall.The original claim of a guy being able to place a quarter on top of the backboard came from Rucker games in the early 1960's. Drawing a blank on his name (will loom it up later) but was a 6'3"-6'4" guard that played NYC HS ball basically the same time as Connie Hawkins, and supposedly blocked Wilt in a summer game. Legend has it that four guys had to hold Wilt back while he ran away because Wilt wanted to kill him for doing that. Hawkins claimed Wilt dunked on him repeatedly (and nearly broke his arm a few times) immediately after that.
Not him. The Goat was a bit younger, a contemporary of Kareem (when he was still Alcindor). Kareem said Manigault was the best ball handler and shooter he ever saw.Earl The Goat Manigault. He was maybe 6 feet tall.
Jumpin' Jackie JacksonNot him. The Goat was a bit younger, a contemporary of Kareem (when he was still Alcindor). Kareem said Manigault was the best ball handler and shooter he ever saw.
It was a guy named Helicopter, real NYC legend. Didn't see him do that but he was the real deal. Of course that was before cell phones, but we all knew about him back then.The original claim of a guy being able to place a quarter on top of the backboard came from Rucker games in the early 1960's. Drawing a blank on his name (will loom it up later) but was a 6'3"-6'4" guard that played NYC HS ball basically the same time as Connie Hawkins, and supposedly blocked Wilt in a summer game. Legend has it that four guys had to hold Wilt back while he ran away because Wilt wanted to kill him for doing that. Hawkins claimed Wilt dunked on him repeatedly (and nearly broke his arm a few times) immediately after that.
And make change on the way downBack in the day I remember Dr J jumping that high when he was at UMass while playing UConn. I remember his waist being just below the necks of the UConn defenders. He was unbelievable to watch. Rumor was that he could pick a dime off of the top of the backboard.
Herman "Helicopter" KnowlingsI think it was David Thompson you are thinking of with that feat....
I heard that Calvin Murphy could do that (true? urban lengend?
Could easily dunk though… 2-handed, no steps.He was under 6' so has to be urban legend
You mean his black and white VHS tapes of Pistol Pete..?Hoping AJ was watching.
Jackie JacksonThe original claim of a guy being able to place a quarter on top of the backboard came from Rucker games in the early 1960's. Drawing a blank on his name (will loom it up later) but was a 6'3"-6'4" guard that played NYC HS ball basically the same time as Connie Hawkins, and supposedly blocked Wilt in a summer game. Legend has it that four guys had to hold Wilt back while he ran away because Wilt wanted to kill him for doing that. Hawkins claimed Wilt dunked on him repeatedly (and nearly broke his arm a few times) immediately after that.