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The most seasons played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by a player listed at 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm) or shorter was 14 seasons by Muggsy Bogues who played from 1987 to 2001. The shortest player ever in the old American Basketball Association (1967–76) was Penny Ann Early , a 5-foot-3-inch (160 cm) jockey who took part in one ...
Bogues has held the title ever since. In a hilarious coincidence, the point guard famously played along side the tallest player in NBA history (tied 1st) in his rookie season.
Bogues was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in the Lafayette Court housing projects. [3] His mother was 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m) and his father was 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m). He had three older siblings. [4] Bogues's childhood was troubled. At five years old, he was hit by stray buckshot in his neighborhood and had to be hospitalized. [5]
As of 2021, Webb is tied with Mel Hirsch for being the third-shortest player in NBA history. Only two NBA players have been shorter than he is: 5-foot-3-inch (1.60 m) Muggsy Bogues and 5-foot-5-inch (1.65 m) Earl Boykins. [10]
The movie 'Ant-Man' is about a small -- but powerful -- superhero, and he if he wasn't out saving the world he'd make one hell of a scrappy athlete. So, in honor of Paul Rudd's new role, we break ...
Bogues is making the media rounds to promote Charlotte as the host of this year's All-Star Game on Feb. 17 and was kind enough to carve out time for Yahoo Sports. Muggsy Bogues names his All-Time ...
Bogues, Muggsy: 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 136 lb (62 kg) 1965–01–09 Wake Forest: G: 7: Brown, Dee: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1968–11–29 Jacksonville: G/F: 15: Carter, Vince: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–01–26 North Carolina: G/F: 13: Christie, Doug: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–05–09 Pepperdine: G: 30 ...
In the USBL draft, the Gulls drafted 5-foot-3 Muggsy Bogues second overall. Bogues was named the league's Rookie of the Year, averaging 22.2 points and 8.4 assists per game and leading the league in minutes per game before an ankle injury ended his season. (Hank McDowell was also named to the USBL's second All-Star squad.)