Today is the 59th birthday of Spencer Haywood, a star of yesteryear who experienced the highs -- and the "highs" -- and lows, or depths, of pro basketball.
Haywood led the U. S. to victory in the 1968 Olympics, averaged 32 a game as a sophomore in college, and then bolted for the ABA, the first ever to do so. He was also the first ever to sign with the NBA before his college class graduated, when he took his suit to do so all the way to the Supreme Court and left the ABA for the NBA's Seattle Supersonics. On both occasions, Haywood was vilified.
For a great recent story about Spencer Haywood, visit
Spencer Haywood at 59
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