Webthe basketball world is discovering โ€” make that rediscovering โ€” spencer haywood. The joy that makes him feel is immense, all the sweeter for the wait. Webexplore the groundbreaking story of spencer haywood, the first player to challenge the nba's draft eligibility rule.

Webspencer haywood (born april 22, 1949) is an american former professional basketball player and olympic gold medalist. Haywood is a member of the naismith memorial. Webmissing from that list was spencer haywood, the trailblazing forward who grew up picking cotton in mississippi and wound up reshaping the league in a way that.