Today in Sports, February 8 - Spud Webb, 5-foot-7, wins NBA Slam Dunk competition, shortest player ever to win ...

Today in Sports, February 8 - Spud Webb, 5-foot-7, wins NBA Slam Dunk competition, shortest player ever to win Feb. 8 1936 — Jay Berwanger, University of Chicago halfback and Heisman Trophy ...

1936 — Jay Berwanger, University of Chicago halfback and Heisman Trophy winner, is the first player ever selected in the NFL Draft. The Philadelphia Eagles make the pick and eventually trade his ...

1986 — Atlanta’s Spud Webb, at 5-foot-7, wins NBA Slam Dunk competition. Webb receives a perfect 50 from the judges in the last two rounds to shock defending dunk champion Dominique Wilkins ...