 anthony jerome "spud" webb (born july 13, 1963) is a retired american nba professional basketball point guard. webb is notable for winning a slam dunk contest despite being one of the shortest players in nba history. nba.com lists him at 5 feet 7&nbsp;inches (170&nbsp;cm) tall. he is currently the president of basketball operations for the texas legends, the d-league team for the dallas mavericks in frisco, texas. http://www.spudwebb.net/texas-legends.html# == life and career == === early years === webb was born into poverty in dallas, texas. he was raised in a small two-bedroom home and used basketball as an inspiration. webb was not tall, but he used his quickness and jumping ability to outplay the other kids. starting in the seventh grade, webb was told that he was too short to play basketball. he received a chance to play on his junior high team only after two players forgot to complete their physical exam requirements in time for the first game. webb scored 20 points in that first game. he could dunk the ball when he was .{{cite news|title=super spud|date=march 20, 1985|first=buddy|last=martin
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