Castle will be heading into the contest with advice from a legendary dunker: Vince Carter. In a nutshell, Carter advises that missing dunks is not good and that he should dunk like he is out to win.

"I'm trying to follow in their footsteps right now with this dunk contest, so I hope I impressed them a little bit at least," Castle, a native of nearby Covington, Ga., said of Wilkins and Erving ...

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 ...