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6'7" Joe Fortenberry is credited with being the first man to dunk a basketball in a game which he did in the 1936 Summer Olympics
it was documented in the New York Times
he was high scorer in the Gold Medal Final Game of the Olympics scoring 8 points in a 19-8 victory over Canada
the pic is him barely getting up high enough to slam in while playing AAU basketball in 1939 - the premiere hoops league before the NBA
not exactly spectacular but still - way to go Joe - it must have been a shock to the other players on the court
https://fortenberryfamily.com/wp-con...2-683x1024.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ortenberry.jpg
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