30th Anniversary Of Spud Webb, NBA Dunk Contest Champion

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February 11, 2016

This weekend marks the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend. Included in that weekend is the annual NBA Slam Dunk Contest, which 30 years ago was won by Spud Webb in a David and Goliath-type match up. Webb, 5'7", was the shortest player to ever win.

Read an excerpt of Asher Price's book "Year of the Dunk"

Guard Anthony "Spud" Webb of the Atlanta Hawks leaps to victory during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers at The Forum in Inglewood, California. (Stephen Dunn/Allsport via Getty Images)

Guest

Asher Price, author of "Year of the Dunk: A Modest Defiance of Gravity." He tweets @asherprice.

This segment aired on February 11, 2016.